Chapter 1: Maps
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Chapter 1: Maps
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Maps
Definition
Making of..
Types Map reading
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Write down 10 words wich you associate with maps
Assignment
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A map is a downsized drawing of an area or a region.
Definition
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can be made with photos with a 90° angle, so everything is in proportion.
A good map…
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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
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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
Cartographer
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A map of a small area like acity 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
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This map shows different heights, the most important rivers and canals, the most important cities and roads & railways.
Physical maps
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On this map every country gets it’s own colour.
Political maps
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These maps provide you information on one particular aspect of a country.
Thematic maps
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To understand a map, you have to know how to read it.
1. Title: area (and theme) of the map2. Legend: show the meaning of different colors and symbols on the map3. Scale: tells how much the area has been downsized4. North arrow or compass: tells where the north of the map is.
Map reading