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Arrow-Puffin-3_Semester-1 Social 279World Mapsmall. Maps may show the entire Earth or only a part of it. At times we need big maps. They can be hung on a wall and read from a distance. These are called wall maps. The maps that show us all the places on the Earth are called world maps. A book of maps is called an atlas. You will notice that some areas on the map are marked in blue and some in different colours. The water bodies on the map are shown in blue. The land masses are shown in brown. OceansThe large bodies of water on the Earth%u2019s surface are called oceans. There are four oceans. They are: %uf09f The Pacific Ocean %uf09f The Atlantic Ocean%uf09f The Indian Ocean %uf09f The Arctic OceanThe Arctic Ocean is the smallest and the Pacific Ocean, the largest. The smaller bodies of water are seas, rivers, lakes, gulfs and bays. What is the difference between a globe and a map?CheckpointHow are oceans and continents represented on a map?CheckpointThe Pacific Ocean is the deepest and largest ocean on Earth.Fact