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What else do maps tell us?
Maps tell us where places are located - but they also contain lots
more information.
What other
information does
the map provide us
with about
Sixpenny Handley?
Map symbols
Map symbols are used to
help us to interpret the
information on the map.
They provide information
on
•Transport routes
•Landuse
•Buildings and features
•Tourist information
•Heights
Direction
Direction can be given on a map using points of a compass.
There are 4 main points: north, south, east and west. You can
also give directions half-way between two points
An easy way to remember the order the points come in is:
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Distance
Maps also allow us to work out the distances between places.
One way to measure distance is
using grid squares. The distance
horizontally and vertically between
the grid squares is 1km. The
distance diagonally across the grid
square is 1.5km. Knowing this
allows us to give an approximate
distance between places.
A second way, is to measure the distance as the crow flies – the
straight line distance between two points and then convert this
using the scale on the map.
Sometimes though we may wish to measure the distance along a
road or a river. These features do not follow a straight line and
therefore are more difficult to measure.
Using a piece of string you
can follow the course of the
road or river and measure the
distance between 2 points.
Then put the string on the
scale to work out the distance.
Relief
Maps are flat pieces of paper, but the world is not flat.
Maps have to try and
show where places
are, but these places
could be on the top of
a hill or at the bottom
of a valley.
How do maps show
the shape of the land?
Contour lines are used to joins places of equal heights above sea
level.
The contour numbering
reads uphill – so the
highest number is the top
of the hill and the lowest
number is the bottom of
the hill.
The closer the contour lines
are together, the steeper the
slope.