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What is a map?
What is a map?
A map is a drawing of the Earth on a flat surface.
Why are globes not as useful as maps?
Why are globes not as useful as maps?
Only one side of the globe shows the Earth, globes don’t show much detail, and bigger globes are bulky and difficult to carry.
What do physical maps show?
What do physical maps show?
Physical maps show physical features like mountains and oceans.
What is an axle in the context of a globe?
What is an axle in the context of a globe?
What is the purpose of political maps?
What is the purpose of political maps?
Why do tourists often look for a guide map in a new city or country?
Why do tourists often look for a guide map in a new city or country?
What type of map provides information about physical features and their location?
What type of map provides information about physical features and their location?
Which type of map shows political boundaries of countries, states, and other administrative units?
Which type of map shows political boundaries of countries, states, and other administrative units?
What kind of specific information can a thematic map provide?
What kind of specific information can a thematic map provide?
Identify the type of map that would show the states of India.
Identify the type of map that would show the states of India.
What is one use of a thematic map that shows mountains and clouds?
What is one use of a thematic map that shows mountains and clouds?
What is one disadvantage of a globe?
What is one disadvantage of a globe?
Why might someone prefer to use a map instead of a globe?
Why might someone prefer to use a map instead of a globe?
Name two types of maps mentioned in the text.
Name two types of maps mentioned in the text.
What do physical maps show?
What do physical maps show?
What kind of map is best for finding the boundaries between countries?
What kind of map is best for finding the boundaries between countries?
Name one advantage of using a globe.
Name one advantage of using a globe.
Why do we need a key in a map?
Why do we need a key in a map?
Name the three major types of maps.
Name the three major types of maps.
What are symbols in the context of maps?
What are symbols in the context of maps?
Why are colors used in maps?
Why are colors used in maps?
Why do we use universally acceptable map symbols?
Why do we use universally acceptable map symbols?
What are the four cardinal directions?
What are the four cardinal directions?
What does the title of a map provide?
What does the title of a map provide?
How is scale defined in the context of a map?
How is scale defined in the context of a map?
If the scale of a map is 1 cm = 1 km, what is the ground distance represented by 10 cm on the map?
If the scale of a map is 1 cm = 1 km, what is the ground distance represented by 10 cm on the map?
What indicates the northern direction on a map?
What indicates the northern direction on a map?
What are the four major cardinal directions?
What are the four major cardinal directions?
What is a legend or key on a map?
What is a legend or key on a map?
What colors are generally used to depict water bodies, plains, and mountains on a map?
What colors are generally used to depict water bodies, plains, and mountains on a map?
What is an atlas?
What is an atlas?
What is a model of the Earth mounted on an axle stand called?
What is a model of the Earth mounted on an axle stand called?
What type of map shows the boundaries of countries and cities?
What type of map shows the boundaries of countries and cities?
What type of map shows the climatic conditions in a country?
What type of map shows the climatic conditions in a country?
What is the direction shown in a map in the top right corner called?
What is the direction shown in a map in the top right corner called?
What is the list of all the symbols used in a map called?
What is the list of all the symbols used in a map called?
Why do we need intermediate directions?
Why do we need intermediate directions?
What do the lines running vertically on a map represent?
What do the lines running vertically on a map represent?
What component of a map explains the meaning of various symbols used?
What component of a map explains the meaning of various symbols used?
Why might someone use a scale on a map?
Why might someone use a scale on a map?
Which component of a map indicates directions such as North, South, East, and West?
Which component of a map indicates directions such as North, South, East, and West?
What are maps that show information about natural features like rivers and mountains called?
What are maps that show information about natural features like rivers and mountains called?
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Study Notes
Importance of Maps and Globes
- Tourists use guide maps to navigate new cities or countries because maps are the best guides when visiting a new place.
- Maps and globes are essential for understanding the location of different places on Earth.
Disadvantages of Globes
- Only one side of a globe is visible at a time.
- Globes do not show smaller details like towns and cities.
- Bigger globes are bulky and difficult to carry around.
Types of Maps
- Physical maps show physical features like mountains and oceans.
- Political maps show countries and their boundaries.
- Thematic maps provide specific information like climate, natural vegetation, industries, and minerals of a region.
Components of a Map
Title
- Provides the theme of the map.
Scale
- Defined as the relation between the distance on a map and the actual distance on the ground.
- Used to depict actual distances on the ground.
- Example: 1 cm on a map = 1 km on the ground.
Directions
- Important part of a map.
- Most maps have an arrow marked with the letter 'N' in the upper right-hand corner, indicating the northern direction.
- The four major directions are north, south, east, and west, called cardinal points.
- Four sub-directions or intermediate directions are north-east (NE), south-east (SE), south-west (SW), and north-west (NW).
Symbols
- Small pictures that represent different features of a map.
- Used to show features that cannot be drawn on a map.
- Often drawn to look like what they represent.
- Example: a triangular shape is used to denote a mountain.
Legend or Key
- Lists the symbols used within the map and indicates what they stand for.
Colors
- Used to depict various landforms and altitudes in maps.
- Standard color scheme is used, such as blue for water bodies, green for plains, and brown for mountains.
Atlas
- A book having a collection of maps.
- Comprises physical, political, and thematic maps of different regions of the world.
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