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 Map Legend Page 10 Scale Page 12 Different Maps Page 14 Mapping a Country Page 16 How Do We Use Country Maps Page 18 Using a Grid Page 20 Map Activity Page 24 Glossary and Index
United States of America WHAT IS A MAP A map is a picture that gives us information about an area It can help us learn about an area or figure out how to get to a certain location A map can show us a lot of different things For example a map of a country can show roads cities or rivers 4 The red lines on this map show roads The blue lines show rivers
Countries on Earth Maps are drawings of real places Some maps are printed on paper Other maps are viewed on screens These are called digital maps A map has a title This helps the person who is reading it figure out what is on the map This digital map shows the countries on Earth 5
