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world map
A map that represents the entire surface of the Earth and shows all continents and oceans.
An der Wand seines Büros hing eine riesige Weltkarte, auf der er seine Reisen markiert hatte.
A huge world map hung on the wall of his office, on which he had marked his travels.
The word 'Weltkarte' (world map) is simply made up of 'Welt' (world) and 'Karte' (map). So it refers to a map that depicts the entire world.
Für den Erdkundeunterricht brauchen alle Schüler eine Weltkarte.
All students need a world map for geography class.
The preposition 'auf' is central with 'Weltkarte' (world map). You use 'auf der Weltkarte' (on the world map, dative) for a position and 'auf die Weltkarte' (onto/to the world map, accusative) for a direction or the focus of an action.
Kannst du mir zeigen, wo Japan auf der Weltkarte liegt?
Can you show me where Japan is on the world map?
Common verbs used with 'Weltkarte' (world map) are 'zeigen' (to show), 'suchen' (to look for), 'finden' (to find), or 'markieren' (to mark). These are almost always combined with the preposition 'auf'.
Ich kann Australien auf der Weltkarte nicht finden.
I can't find Australia on the world map.
card / map
'die Karte' and 'die Weltkarte' both belong to the area of geographic representations. 'Karte' is a general word and can show many different areas, for example a city, a country, or a region. 'Weltkarte' is much more specific: it shows the entire Earth with continents and oceans. They can be confused because a world map is also a Karte. If it is not clear which area is meant, you say 'Karte'. If the whole world is really being shown, 'Weltkarte' is the precise word.
Im Klassenzimmer hängt eine Weltkarte neben der Tafel.
A world map hangs next to the board in the classroom.
Zu Hause sucht Tom auf der Karte den Weg zum See.
At home, Tom looks for the way to the lake on the map.