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What is a Map?

What is a Map?. A map is a representation of the Earth’s features drawn on a flat surface. Maps use symbols and colours to represent features of an area, simplifying the real world. The Mc Farthest Place to Get a Burger in the USA. Maps can be really weird.

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What is a Map?

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  1. What is a Map? • A map is a representation of the Earth’s features drawn on a flat surface. • Maps use symbols and colours to represent features of an area, simplifying the real world.

  2. The Mc Farthest Place to Get a Burger in the USA

  3. Maps can be really weird

  4. Maps show patterns and display information

  5. Maps Can look like Animals

  6. Or TV Characters....

  7. Maps can look like dinosaurs

  8. Maps can use Symbols/Numbers

  9. Maps Need to be Analyzed!!! You must analyze this map What information is the map showing? Explain a pattern you see What was the author trying to teach you about this map?

  10. Features on a Map At the Top! • Title – identifies the area shown, topic, focus, or purpose of the map • Legend – explains the meaning of symbols and colours used on the map • Scale – represents the relationship between distance on the map and distance in the real world Title Legend Anywhere that fits

  11. Features on a Map • Direction – often represented with an arrow • Border – sets the map apart from other information • Date of Publication – indicates how recent the map is Everything Must be Within the Border ! Lower right corner Feb. 9th, 2010 09/02/2010

  12. Map Labeling & Colouring • Cartography is the art of drawing accurate, easily readable, attractive maps. • Labels • Should be neatly printed • Should be spelled correctly • Should be parallel to the base of the map (except for natural features such as rivers and mountain ranges) • A dot should be used to locate cities, with the name of the city as close to the dot as possible. Toronto

  13. Map Labelling & Colouring • Labels (continued) • Larger features usually have larger labels • Labels for similar features should be the same size and font – for example: • Water Body • City • PROVINCE • C O U N T R Y • Labels should not block other information on the map The more important the object being labeled is the larger the font should be.

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