§1.2 Geographical maps 2

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome!

Planning

• Welcome!
• Recap previous lesson
• What you will learn
• Explanation §1.2 
• Exercise 
• Learning goals check
• End

Recap of previous lesson

• History of cartography 
  
• The 5 types of maps used in Geography
  

What you will learn

• The function of the:
• Legend
• North arrow or compass rose
• Scale
• On different maps

Reading maps

Four important features:

1. Title
2. North arrow or Compass rose
3. Legend
4. Scale

Title and north arrow

• Title tells you what the map is about
• North arrow shows which direction on the map is north
• Compass rose

Legend and scale

•  Legend explains colours, letters and symbols
• Scale explains how large the area shown is

Map Projections

• Earth is a mandarin
• Countries are sometimes bigger and sometimes smaller than they. really are
•  Example!

What is missing on this map?

1. Scale
2. Legend
3. Title
4. North arrow

Drag the map type to the correct map!

Political map

Thematic map

Physical map

What explains the colours, symbols and lines on a map?

1. Title
2. Scale
3. Legend
4. Compassrose

Making the exercises!

• Make exercise 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10! 
  
• Whisper if you want to talk to you neighbour
• Read the book carefully
  
• If you have a question, raise you hand for help!
  
• Finished the exercises? Practice the keywords and definitions

What you have learned

• The function of the:
• Legend
• North arrow or compass rose
• Scale
• On different maps

End of lesson!

Homework: Finish §1.2 Geographical maps