{"id":512,"date":"2013-08-22T16:13:34","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T20:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/?product=world-explorers-map"},"modified":"2025-01-02T10:19:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T15:19:36","slug":"world-explorers-map","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.mapofthemonth.com\/site\/products\/world-explorers-map\/","title":{"rendered":"World Explorers Map"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Why You&#8217;ll Love the World Explorers Map<\/h3>\n<p>Your students will <strong>learn the routes of early explorers and physical geography<\/strong> on this large, <strong>double-sided map.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Includes all major routes:&nbsp;<\/strong>early Vikings to modern-day polar explorers. One of our <strong>most popular maps!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each map has <strong>loads of fun activities for students to gain a deep understanding of travels of world explorers,<\/strong> including locating, labeling and shading borders, bodies of water, labeling routes, physical features, and more! The front side shows the routes. The reverse side describes all the routes.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"\">Map Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><strong>Generously sized <\/strong>&#8211; 16 inches x 20 inches, ideal for students to see details.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Outline map<\/strong> &#8211; perfect for shading &amp; labeling with colored pencils (highly recommended), crayons, or markers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Activities included <\/strong>&#8211; use with &#8220;on-map&#8221; activities or with your own lesson plan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Printed on sturdy paper and shipped flat<\/strong> &#8211; no folds, creases, or curly papers!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">From Blank to Beautiful<\/h3>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6754\" width=\"510\" data-init-width=\"998\" height=\"408\" data-init-height=\"800\" title=\"WORLD-EXPLORERS\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapofthemonth.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WORLD-EXPLORERS_0.jpg\" data-link-wrap=\"true\" data-width=\"510\" data-height=\"408\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6755\" width=\"510\" data-init-width=\"995\" height=\"410\" data-init-height=\"800\" title=\"world-explorers\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapofthemonth.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/world-explorers.jpg\" data-link-wrap=\"true\" data-width=\"510\" data-height=\"410\"><\/span>  <\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Why These Maps Work<\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"\"><span style=\"\">1<\/span><span style=\"\"><strong>Reinforces Neatness.<\/strong> Cartography is a great way to learn paper-to-pencil skills. For example, students may have to make a word fit into a small or odd-shaped space, while still maintaining legibility. Students learn and carry these presentation skills into their other school work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"\">2<\/span><span><strong>Encourage research skills.<\/strong> Students learn to use atlases, encyclopedias and other resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"\">3<\/span><span><strong>Cooperation through teamwork.<\/strong> Students can work in groups while using our maps, encouraging the all-important skill of cooperation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\"><span style=\"\">4<\/span><span style=\"\"><strong>More than geography.<\/strong> Our maps bring together geography and art skills, as well as providing a link to other disciplines such as math, literature and history. You can use our maps for a variety of topics and lessons. Be sure to check out our free map resources and CartoCraze membership.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\"><span style=\"\">5<\/span><span style=\"\"><strong>Fun to use.<\/strong> Students love to color and use their imaginations. Because our maps are fun to use, they make teaching and learning geography easier.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Generously sized<\/strong> \u2013 16 inches x 20 inches, double-sided<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outline map<\/strong> \u2013 perfect for shading &amp; labeling with colored pencils<\/li>\n<li><strong>Activities included<\/strong> \u2013 use with \u201con-map\u201d activities or your own lesson plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[295,18],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-512","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-individual-maps","7":"product_cat-specialty-maps-kits","8":"product_shipping_class-maps","9":"post-wrapper","10":"thrv_wrapper","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"downloadable","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>World Explorers Map - Maps for the Classroom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This hands-on activity map shows all major routes of the world explorers. 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