Create a Continent: How do we use maps? Part I

• Humanities
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Create a Continent 

Statement of Inquiry: 

Features of natural landscapes are caused by System Earth and influence the location of human landscapes 

Key Concept: Systems 

Related Concepts: Causality 

Global Context: Natural and human landscapes

Create a Continent 

Today:

• Check Homework
• Repeat: Different types of map
• Explanation: How do we use maps? Part I 
• ACTIVITY: Direction
• ACTIVITY: Getting to know scale

1. Political Map
2. Physical Map
3. Thematic Map
4. Topographic Map

1. Political Map
2. Physical Map
3. Thematic Map
4. Topographic Map

1. Political Map
2. Physical Map
3. Thematic Map
4. Topographic Map

1. Political Map
2. Physical Map
3. Thematic Map
4. Topographic Map

How do we use maps?

There are a number of map features 

• Title 
• Compass rose
• Scale
• Map Symbols
• Grid references 

How do we use maps?

Compass Rose 

• Used for direction 
• Cardinal points: 

• North, East, South West 

NEVER, EAT, SOGGY, WAFFLES 

How do we use maps?

Scale

• Used to measure size and distance 
• Represented with a scale bar 
• Often written down as a sentence or ratio: 

1 cm = 2 km or

1: 200.000 

Using the compass rose and Figure 2.5 (p. 34) answer the following questions:
1) If Poppy travels to Fraser's house, in what direction does she travel?
2) If Sebastian travels to Poppy's house, in what direction does he travel?
3) If Fraser travels to Sebastian's house, in what direction does he travel?
4) If Wendy travels first to Sebastian's house and then travels to Fraser's house, in which two directions will she have travelled?

Using Figure 2.8, answer the following questions.
1) What is the actual distance between the TV and the sofa?
2) What is the actual between the door and the table?
3) What is the surface area of the table?
4) Write out the scale of this diagram in a sentence and in ratio form

Create your own scale drawing of a room in your home or your classroom. Make sure you include the appropriate scale. Upload a picture or screenshot from your drawing.