CONTENTS Page 4 What Is a Map Words that look like this can be found in the glossary on page 24 Page 6 Using a Map Page 8 Legend Page 10 Scale Page 12 World Maps Page 14 A Globe is a World Map Page 16 How Do We Use World Maps Page 18 Grids Page 20 Map Activity Page 24 Glossary and Index
WHAT IS A MAP A map is a picture that gives us different information about an area Maps can show us the roads and rivers in a place They can also show us other things such as the number of people who live in an area 4 World maps give information about our whole planet
A map is a drawing of a real place It could be printed on paper or shown on a screen Maps shown on screens are called digital maps Maps have titles A title helps readers understand what the map is showing Maps can help us find our way from one place to another 5
