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

MOST IMPORTA

NT FEATURE

S OF MAPS

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