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Maps and Mapping Year 7

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  • Why is a key important on a map?
    It tells you what different things are on a map.
  • What are OS Maps (ordnance survey maps)
    Maps of places with a lot of detail using symbols to show things and numbered grid lines.
  • longitute are lines that....
    go from top to bottom
  • What is another word for map making?
    Cartography
  • lines of latitude are....
    go from side to side.
  • What does "by road" mean?
    Go with the twists and turns of the road.
  • What is an aerial photo?
    A photo taken from the air
  • As far as mapping, what is a "plan"?
    A drawing of what you'd see looking down at it from above.
  • What are contour lines?
    They join places at the same height and show the height of a place above sea level.
  • Name 3 things a map needs
    title, scale, key, compass/arrow pointing north
  • How accurate a map is depends on....
    How much the map makers knows about a place and how carefully they measured.
  • What is GPS?
    Global Positioning System
  • What does "as the crow flies" mean?
    Straight line distance between two places
  • A mental map drawn on paper is a....
    Sketch map
  • What is a compass?
    An instrument/device used to finding direction.
  • What is the scale on a map?
    The ratio of the distance on a map to the real distance.
  • What is a map?
    A drawing of a place, as above.
  • What is a mental map?
    A map you make in your head.
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