readingmaps.ppt |
What is a map?
What are some parts of a map?
COMPASS ROSE
To remember the directions, start at the top and move clockwise, thinking of it like this...
Never Eat Soggy Wheat!
o a o e
r s u s
t t t t
h h
LEGEND
Legend
~~~~road
city
lake
VVVVV mountain
airport
-I-I-I-I- railroad
school
- A map is a flat drawing of a place or part of the world.
- A map looks as if it were drawn from the view of someone sittingin an airplane.
- Maps help us find our wayfrom one place to another.
- A map shows where things or places are located.
- Maps can be used to show how far one place is from another.
What are some parts of a map?
COMPASS ROSE
- A compass rose tells thedirections (which way) on amap.
* North is at the top of a map.
* South is at the bottom of a map.
* West is on the left side of a map.
* East is on the right side of a map.
To remember the directions, start at the top and move clockwise, thinking of it like this...
Never Eat Soggy Wheat!
o a o e
r s u s
t t t t
h h
LEGEND
- The map legend shows thesymbols on a map and gives their meaning.
- The map legend is often called the key.
Legend
~~~~road
city
lake
VVVVV mountain
airport
-I-I-I-I- railroad
school