Helps young students understand the purpose of maps, showing how real life locations can be depicted in small models, and how that information can then be placed on maps.
Provides visual definitions of habitats, biomes, and related terms, and looks at the characteristics of six major biomes, as well as the plant and animal life found , in each.
Visits different habitats, including a pond, desert, forest, rain forest, and others, and looks at the plants and animals that live in each environment.
Reviews the compass rose, mental maps, and the grid map, and provides additional information designed to help viewers master the skills of locating continents, oceans, the equator, and other places on maps and globes.