Welcome, explorer! Let us travel around our giant world today.
Our Earth has seven large land areas called continents. It also has five huge bodies of water called oceans.
Look at North America on the map. Texas is a big state inside the United States. Austin is the capital city of Texas.
The United States has two neighboring countries. Canada sits to the north. Mexico rests to the south. Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States.
To locate your local community, start big. Find the continent, then the country, then the state!
✏️ Worked example
How do you locate Austin on a map step by step?
1. Find the continent of North America on a world map.
2. Locate the country named the United States.
3. Look in the southern part of the United States to find Texas.
4. Find the star symbol inside Texas for its capital city, Austin.
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