A map shows what the Earth looks like. 地图能展示出地球的外形。

　　People use a map in many ways. 在很多方面人们都要用地图。

　　Some people use a map to study the Earth. 有人用地图来研究地球，

　　Some people need a map to find some places. 有人需要用地图来找到一些地方。

　　Do you know when people first started making maps? 你知道人们什么时候开始绘制地图吗？

　　People started making maps thousands of years ago. 几千年前人们就开始绘制地图了。

　　Also, Maps were first made on animal skins, clay or wood。 而且，地图开始是在动物的皮、黏土或树木上绘制的。