4 Hi My name is Mapolean but you can call me Map I’ll pop up from time to time to give you some tips on being map smart Be Map Smart Are you map smart Knowing about maps and how to read them is very important There will be many times in our lives when we will need to use a map Being map smart is a useful skill for life What Is a Map A map is a drawing of something that gives a person a view of it from above A map can show the shape and location of countries small areas of land natural features such as rivers and artificial features such as roads There are many types of maps for many different uses A map can guide people from one place to another It can show them where different places are and how far away one place is from another Maps can save people time and energy by helping them not get lost Maps are available in many different forms and people use them in different ways
5 try this Land and Sea Maps Land maps are drawings of areas of land Sea maps are drawings of bodies of water What Do Land and Sea Maps Show Land maps show people the features found in an area of land They also show people how to travel across an area of land Sea maps show people the features found in a body of water such as islands They also show people how to travel across a body of water When Do People Use Land and Sea Maps People can use land maps when they need to travel across land or find a particular feature within an area of land They use sea maps to identify land within a body of water or to help guide them across water Sea maps are very important to ship captains who use them to find their way safely across bodies of water Find an area of land that you do not know very well and get someone to blindfold you Now try to walk from one part of the land to another make sure someone walks beside you so that you do not get hurt Finding your way around like this is similar to an explorer not using a map
