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Maps Definition Making of.. Types Map reading

Write down 10 words which you associate with maps Assignment

A map is a downsized drawing of an area or a region. Definition

can be made with photos with a 90° angle, so everything is in proportion. A good map…

When you make a map of pictures with an obliqe angle, things in front are much bigger than things in the back of the picture. A false map

A cartographer is someone who makes maps. He has to make choices when he is making a map. 1. What do I leave out on the map? 2. What do I add on the map? 3. How can I make things easier to read on the map? 4. How can I accentuate important things? Movie: making a map Movie: making a mapCartographer

A map of a small area like a city is called a citymap. When you are looking at a general map you can see a county or a whole country. Different types of maps

This map shows different heights, the most important rivers and canals, the most important cities and roads & railways. Physical map

On this map every country gets it’s own colour. Political map

This map provide you information on one particular aspect. Thematic map

To understand a map you have to know how to read it. 1. Title : area (and theme) of the map 2. Legend : show the meaning of different colours and symbols on different colours and symbols on the map the map 3. Scale : tells how much the area has been downsized been downsized 4. North arrow or compass: tells where the north of the map is. where the north of the map is. Map reading