Unit 1. Social science
maps and plans
index
Representations of the Earth
Plans
Key
Street maps
Compass
Imaginary lines
Types of maps
Scale
Representations of the earth
Maps and globes are a representation of the Earth. There are different types of maps:
Atlas (book with different maps)
Wall map (on a flat poster)
Globe (model of the Earth)
Digital map (on the Internet)
AXIS
EQUATOR
Northern
Hemisphere
Southern
Hemisphere
imaginary lines
The Earth is divided by imaginary lines:
- AXIS: invisible line through the centre of the Earth (from the North Pole to the South Pole). - EQUATOR: Invisible line around the Earth, dividing the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
types of maps
Relief map
Political map
Road map
It shows the main roads of a country.
It shows mountains, rivers, lakes, deserts...
It shows the borders of a country and its different regions.
key
A key tells us what the different colours, symbols and shapes on a map are.
compass
A compass shows the four cardinal points: North (N), South (S), East (E), West (W).
The needle is a magnet. The red part always points North.
Cardinal points
scales
Maps can't show things the same size as in real life. The closer we get to things, the bigger the scale is.
Maps with a large scale show us smaller areas.
Maps with a small scale show us large areas.
PLANS
A plan is like a map of a room or building. It shows the size and position of the room, the furnitue, the doors, the windows...
What are these plans of?
street maps
A street map shows us the name and position of the streets in a town or city.
Street maps use symbols. The key tells us what the symbols mean.
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Unit 1. Social science
maps and plans
index
Representations of the Earth
Plans
Key
Street maps
Compass
Imaginary lines
Types of maps
Scale
Representations of the earth
Maps and globes are a representation of the Earth. There are different types of maps:
Atlas (book with different maps)
Wall map (on a flat poster)
Globe (model of the Earth)
Digital map (on the Internet)
AXIS
EQUATOR
Northern
Hemisphere
Southern
Hemisphere
imaginary lines
The Earth is divided by imaginary lines:
- AXIS: invisible line through the centre of the Earth (from the North Pole to the South Pole). - EQUATOR: Invisible line around the Earth, dividing the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
types of maps
Relief map
Political map
Road map
It shows the main roads of a country.
It shows mountains, rivers, lakes, deserts...
It shows the borders of a country and its different regions.
key
A key tells us what the different colours, symbols and shapes on a map are.
compass
A compass shows the four cardinal points: North (N), South (S), East (E), West (W).
The needle is a magnet. The red part always points North.
Cardinal points
scales
Maps can't show things the same size as in real life. The closer we get to things, the bigger the scale is.
Maps with a large scale show us smaller areas.
Maps with a small scale show us large areas.
PLANS
A plan is like a map of a room or building. It shows the size and position of the room, the furnitue, the doors, the windows...
What are these plans of?
street maps
A street map shows us the name and position of the streets in a town or city.
Street maps use symbols. The key tells us what the symbols mean.
the end
unit 1. social science. maps and plans.