♪ Under the Blue Umbrella ♪ ♪ Yes, under the clear blue sky ♪ ♪ There's a world to be discovered ♪ ♪ That's full of things to try ♪ ♪ Everything is waiting there ♪ ♪ Just for you and me ♪ ♪ Under the Blue Umbrella ♪ ♪ Just take a look and see ♪ ♪ Announcer> Welcome back to "Questions and Answers", the television show that answers the questions that you, the viewers, have asked.

Here's your host, Claude Barber.

Claude "CB" Barber> Hi.

Claude Barber here with another exciting show of "Questions and Answers".

Wow, that show last week, "Globes" was a very, very popular one.

We've had thousands of requests to continue our discussion with a subject similar to "Globes".

That subject is "Maps".

What is a map?

What is on a map?

Who uses a map?

How do you use a map?

And...can you make a map of your own?

We've decided to devote this week's entire program to these questions.

Everyone at some time in their life will use some kind of map.

In fact, I use a map all the time.

I use the map to get home from the studio every night.

(laughs) Well, the first question we need to answer is, What is a map?

A map is a representation or a picture of some part of the Earth's surface.

This is a map of the United States.

The United States is part of the Earth's surface.

Remember last week we... we found the United States on the globe.

So, if the United States is on the globe it has to be on the Earth.

Oh, there are many different kinds of maps.

But all maps are flat.

They are not round like the globe, but flat like a piece of paper.

In fact, most maps are just that, pieces of paper.

A map shows how the Earth would look if a picture of it were taken from up in the air.

Our first interview today is with a person who does just that, takes pictures of the Earth from the air.

CB> Good morning, Margaret.

Margaret?

Margaret> Morning, CB.

A little hazy for flying.

CB> It looks like it.

Margaret> Excuse me, we're going to be taking off.

CB> Okay.

<Margaret> Yeah.

Pilot> Well, I'm ready... CB> Margaret is an aerial photographer.

She takes pictures of the Earth from the air.

Margaret> We just had to get our directions straight.

How can I help you, CB?

CB> We're discussing maps today on "Questions and Answers".

And we thought you might be able to supply us with some pertinent information.

Margaret> I'll try.

I work mainly for the map company.

I take a picture of the ground from the plane high in the air.

This picture shows exactly what that part of the Earth's surface is like.

Like this.

This is a photograph I took.

It's a little windy, if you can see it.

This is a photograph, and it shows farmland.

I gave this photo to some map makers who drew a map of it, and it looks exactly like the photograph, only drawings represent the real thing.

I believe I might have that map with me.

Yeah.

Yes.

Here it is.

Now, these drawings are farm, and these, this is exactly what I saw when I was in the plane in the sky.

This is only one kind of map.

There are many, many different types of maps.

This is a, this is a small one, but you can draw a much larger maps of the Earth's surface.

This shows only a small part.

However, <Pilot> 3 o'clock.

Margaret> However, there are not many details.

(propeller blades turn loudly) Now, we're leaving.

We're getting ready to take off.

Is there anything you want to know?

CB> I don't think so.

Thanks.

Margaret> Okay.

(propeller blades turn) CB> Wow.

I bet that's an interesting job.

You know, I'd like to fly around all day and get paid for doing it.

(giggles) ♪ Off we go into the wild blue yonder.

♪ ♪ Yeah.

Ha ha ha ha!

♪ (laughs) Well, let's get back to the subject at hand.

Maps.

Margaret said there were many different kinds of maps.

We gave that information to Jackie, our roving reporter, and we asked her to find as many people as she could who were using different kinds of maps.

Jackie, was this an easy task?

Jackie> At first, I thought this was going to be one of my most difficult assignments, but it proved to be the easiest I've ever had.

Everywhere I looked, there were people using maps.

CB> Jackie, we have for our viewers film clips of some of the people you interviewed.

Let's roll them.

Roll the film clips.

Jackie> As we started out on our search for map users, we saw this car in distress.

We stopped and found our first map user.

Mom> Which way do we go Ken*?

Ken> If you just wait a minute, I think I can find it here on the map.

Mom> I think we go to the right.

Son> I think we go to the left.

Ken> Look, this is 176 spanning to Dixiana.

Mom> But that goes to the right and the left.

Son> Uncle Harry told us to go to the left.

Ken> We want to go east.

Mom> Well, then we want to go to the right.

Jackie> Are you folks having trouble?

Ken> We seem to be lost.

We're trying to get headed in the right direction.

Jackie> Well, how will you get headed in the right direction?

Ken> By using this map.

Mom> With Ken's sense of direction, we don't go anywhere without a road map.

Son> See?

There it is, right there.

Go to the left.

Mom> No, no.

We go to the right.

Son> No, left.

Ken> We missed it Remember when you told me to turn back there.... (silence) Jackie> I see another map user.

Hey!

Paper boy.

>> Yes, ma'am.

Jackie> Is that a map you're using?

Paperboy> It sure is.

I drew it myself.

I'm new on this paper route.

I needed to know which houses to leave the papers at.

See, the houses with the names on them are where I leave the papers.

The houses without names on them don't get any papers.

Jackie> That certainly was a great idea.

Wasn't that a smart use of a map?

(banging) Jackie> We're at this construction site to see if they have a use for a map.

Excuse me.

Excuse me sir.

Could you tell us why you're using that map?

Worker #1> Hey, are we on television?

Jackie> This is "Questions and Answers", and we're asking people about maps and how they use them.

Worker #1> Well, we're building a new hospital here, and we want to keep some of the trees safe from our equipment.

This map shows which trees are to be saved and which ones will have to be removed.

It's our job to build a fence around the trees, that we're going to save.

The others will have to be removed.

Jackie> Then the map helps you do your job correctly.

Worker #1> That's right.

Without this map, I wouldn't know where to start.

Jackie> Thank you, sir, for that information.

Hi.

Is that a book of maps you're using?

Student> Yes, it's called an atlas.

I'm using it to find out where my pen pal lives.

She sent me this letter.

She told me that she lives in North Dakota.

I used this map in the atlas to find where she lived.

I found North Dakota.

And so that's where my pen pal lives.

Jackie> That looks like a map you're putting up.

Worker #2> It is a map.

It's a map of this building.

It's a map that shows you how to get out in case of fire.

See, the people in the reading room would go out this exit.

We're in the lobby.

We'd go out the front exit.

That makes it a map.

Jackie> You know, he's right.

It is a map.

I guess anything that shows where one place is in relation to another is a map.

With that discovery, back to you, CB in the studio.

A map is a special drawing that shows where things are in relation to each other.

Hmmm.

That makes sense.

A map helps us find places.

Hmmm.

This is a map.

It has many different places on it.

Directions help us find these places.

We'll be right back to discuss directions after this short message.

♪ ♪ I see the sky is way up high.

♪ ♪ I see the ground so low.

♪ ♪ Either things are up or down ♪ ♪ They can't be both I know♪ ♪ Either things are high or things are low.

♪ ♪ Either things are up or down.

♪ ♪ They can't be both I know.

♪ ♪ ♪ And on my right ♪ ♪ I have one hand and on my left another.

♪ ♪ Either things are left or right ♪ ♪ It's either one or the other.

♪ ♪ Either things are left or things or things are right.

♪ ♪ Either things are high or things are low.

♪ ♪ Either things are up or down.

♪ ♪ They can't be both I know.

♪ ♪ I see the tree.

♪ ♪ It's near to me.

♪ ♪ From here the sun is far.

♪ ♪ Either things are near or far.

♪ ♪ For that's the way things are.

♪ ♪ Either things are near or things are far.

♪ ♪ Either things are left or things are right.

♪ ♪ Either things are up or things are down.

♪ ♪ Either things are high or low ♪ ♪ They can't be both, I know.

♪ ♪ CB> When we tell someone where something is, we often say it's nearby.

And sometimes we say it's far away.

We could say it's high and we could say it's low.

We might say that it was on the left or on the right.

It could be up and it could be down.

When we use a map, we use directions to tell where something is.

North is the direction towards the north pole of the Earth.

South is the direction toward the South pole.

East is the direction in which the sun rises.

West is the direction in which the sun sets.

One thing that often confuses people about a map is that north isn't always toward the top of the map.

Maps come in all sizes.

They can be big or little.

They can show a large area of land or a small area of land.

Maps can show the whole Earth, or just your town, or even just your neighborhood.

Maps can be made by map companies or by people who draw their own maps.

Maps are important.

They help you understand the world around you.

Well, we're all out of time for today.

We hope you've enjoyed this special series of programs about Maps and Globe.

Come back again for "Questions and Answers".

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