AROUND THE WORLD [PERFORMED BY COMMON CORE FEATURING AVA & KHARI. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2013.] Chorus Spin the globe, around it goes I’ve got a map, my ____________ shows 4 main directions, ____________ North and South run pole to pole Now, up and down is longitude Left and right has a name, too It’s East and West, ____________ Use what you know to find something new Verse 1 I was born and raised in the ____________ of Florida That’s in North America, ____________ of Georgia As a young boy, I was always exploring And getting lost, I didn’t know where I was going Until my teacher taught me to read a ____________ She said, “Longitude and latitude make a graph” I saw symbols and stars, before I could ask She told me the map’s ____________ shows where to get gas Where to find a restroom or locate a park Other symbols represent capitals and landmarks Different areas are shaded light or dark To differentiate terrain or temperature Refer to the map ____________, check the distance Longitude connects the poles, where it is frigid Latitude runs left to right, like a sentence We can navigate ____________ and explore the continents Verse 2 I spun the ____________ and couldn’t believe My finger landed on Washington, D.C. Did you know it is the ____________ of our country? The center of ____________ and lawmaking There are ____________ landmarks to touch and see The White House where the President speaks and sleeps As well as cultural and historical themes The city’s rich with tradition and diversity You can Google it now and visit later Now. let’s talk about the meridian and equator The ____________ runs up and down like an elevator 0 degrees ____________ is where it is located And we know the North and South poles are cold But it’s hot near the equator, that’s tropical The ____________ runs ____________ to west on the globe Like a belt on your waist, around the middle it goes Word Bank latitude cardinal key globe longitude equator legend state meridian capital south physical east oceans map politics compass LYRICS BY ROBERT ELLER AROUND THE WORLD | 1