Review Unit 1Maps and globes

Maps and globes have been created to help us know how

the Earth really looks like.

Why are maps and globes important?

Maps show the Earth as flat.

This is an old map, drew by hand.

Maps are made by carographers.

This is a modern map, made with a computer.

A World map shows the Earth as flat.

Globes show the Earth as a sphere.Globes

Globes show the Earth as it really is, tilted on its axis.

Maps and globes have find lots of lines, which help us locate different places on the

Earth’s surface.

The Equator is the line which goes horizontally around the Earth, and

divides it into the Southern and Northern Hemisphere.

The lines of latitude go horizontally around the Earth to show how north or

south a place is.The Equator is also a line of latitude.

Lines of latitude go vertically from the North to the South Pole, to show how east

or west a place is.

They show important naturalfeatures, such as rivers,

lakes,mountains, etc.

The different colours that we can see help us know theelevations of the areas of

land.

Physical Maps

They show the borders between different countries, capital cities, etc.

Political Maps

Parts of a map

Street MapsThey show a small area of a town or city.

We use them to find out where a place is and how to get there.

They mainly show man-made features and less natural features.

We use a scale to show areas accurately on a map, and to know the distance between to places.

Scale 1:1000 1cm in the map = 1km in reality

We can distinguish

Let’s see how much we have

learnt!

What type of map is this?What parts can we see?

What type of map is this? Why?

How can I get from …. to ….?

What map is this?

Take the … line to … station and then take the … line to… station.

What is the best way to get from ….station to ….station?

Which one is a small scale map? Why?