maps 1º eso /grade 7/ year 8/pai ii
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Maps
Geography 1st E.S.O. by Ignacio Lugilde
What do you know
about maps?
Which are the Characteristics of a map?
- Representation of the Earth´s surface
- Two-dimensional- Reduced size (scale)- Information is
simplified, selective and conventional way (key)
Physical map
What shows a topographical map?- PHYSICAL FEATURES (NATURAL)
- Mountains, valleys, rivers, lakes, seas…
- MAN-MADE FEATURES (ARTIFICIAL)
- Roads, trains, buildings...
TopographicMap
Thematic maps PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT
A PARTICULAR THEME CONNECTED WITH A SPECIFIC
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
CLIMATIC MAP
POLITICAL MAP
ECONOMIC MAP
DEMOGRAPHIC MAP
MOST IMPORTA
NT FEATURE
S OF MAPS
- TITLE- GEOGRAPHIC
COORDINATES or BORDERS
- ORIENTATION or COMPASS
- KEY - SCALE - TOPONYM
Map scales- NUMERICAL SCALE
IS SHOWN AS A FRACTION 1: 1 000 000
- GRAPHIC SCALE
In our map 1 cm = 122 Km
Then
2 cm = 2x122= 244Km
How far is pontevedra from…..?A Coruña
Madrid
Bilbao
Barcelona
Sevilla
Santander
Murcia
Segovia
105 km
469 km
475 km
903 km
605 km
410 km
806 km
411 km
Map scale example
How far is pontevedra from…..?Lugo
Albacete
Granada
Salamanca
Girona
Cádiz
Oviedo
Teruel
109 km
688 km
726 km
296 km
946 km
687 km
250 km
670 km
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Map scale song