It consists of physical enviroment(think of the word"nature")
Features that occur naturally on the Earth.
Features that exists in nature but cannot be created by men.
eg. mountains, hills, lakes and rivers
HUMAN ENVIROMENT
It is formed when the Physical Enviroment id changed as a result of human activity.
eg. houses are built on a piece of land that used to be a forest.
MAPS
Are pictures or graphical representations
Represents all or part of the Earth's surface and feaures.
Shows top view only.
eg. topographical map
USES OF MAPS
Used to prepare before going for war
Used to be a source of information
Help to find our way to places of interest
Records changes over time
BASIC ELEMENTS OF A MAP
TITLE
states area shown on a map
GRIDLINES
series of numbered vertical and horizontal lines drawn on a map
CONTOURS
imaginary lines, joining places on a map that are of a same height
NAME OF FEATURES
certain features
eg. buildings to help to identify & locate easily.
NORTH ARROW
shows where North, East, South, West is
SCALE
shows size of map as compared to the actual size of the area that the map represents.
LEGEND
lists all the symbols used in the map/explains what it represents too.
SYMBOLS
represents different physical or human features found on the surface of the Earth.
SCALE
shows relationship between the lenght on the map and the actual distance.
LINEAR SCALE
line divided into units and sub units
measure distance easily and quickly
STATEMENT
eg. 1 cm equals 1km
SYMBOLS
show physical and human features in a map
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