Pictorial Maps & Webs

Mytia Darden-SalleyShanead Daniel

Samantha GreavesLanie Williford

What is a pictorial map?• Uses pictures along

with words• Shows

interrelationships among words or concepts

•  Uses illustrations to convey information about geographic locations

• Helps students learn about the world and see it with colorful illustrations

• Concentrates attention on a particular point of an area and often simplify geographic features to make that point.

• Helps students see the world as a collection of different cultures and geographies

What is a pictorial web?• A simplified semantic map• Does not have a hierarchical

organization• Especially useful for displaying

concrete concepts • Helps recall and comprehend

information• More effective than non-visual ways• Useful for displaying concrete

concepts

How can a pictorial map and pictorial web be used?

• Main idea/topic in the middle• Branch off for each supporting detail

or fact• Use as many pictures as possible• No complete sentences•  To show the cuisine of a country, the

industries of a city, the attractions of a tourist town, the history of a region or its holy shrines

Example of a Pictorial Map

Examples of a Pictorial Web

Do It YourselfUsing what you already know, as well

as the information just presented, create a pictorial map or web about

your favorite book.