What Is A Map Babylonian clay map 2300

What Is A Map? ■ ■ Babylonian clay map 2300 BC Success criteria I know what a map is. I know examples of different types of map and what they can be used for. I can explain why maps are important. Ptolemy 85 -165 AD Waldseemuller 1950 A 2012 A

Maps ■ ■ Copy: Maps - a birds eye view of an area. Cartography – the art and science of making maps. Cartographer – a person who makes maps.

Copy: ■ ■ ■ All maps must have: symbols key scale (distance) compass (direction) title

Types of Map ■ ■ ■ Copy the heading above. As you go through the next few slides make a note of the different types of maps. Discuss when you might use each one.

1 finding a friends house in Whitburn Road map 2 going for a walk 3 going to a large town/city

1 visiting a friend 2 going for a walk OS explorer map 3 shopping trip

1 finding a friends house 2 going for a walk in a country park Street map 3 driving from one city to another

1 interested in seeing historical buildings Topology map 2 going climbing 3 going skiing - a map to show the height and shape of the land

Atlas - a book of maps 1 finding route to a friends house 2 finding out where a river/city is 3 finding your way around a holiday resort

Thematic map - a map to show a specific topic Rainfall in the UK Population distribution in the UK

Modern maps - digital maps 3 D mapping These are essential to modern day life and their use is increasing.

GPS (Global Positioning System) Satellites orbit around our earth in order to give us our precise location in the world

SATNAV (Satellite Navigation) SATNAV – a system of computers and satellites that tell the user exactly where they are or how to get to a place. Uses GPS technology.

GIS (Geographic Information System) GIS – a computer system capable of capturing, storing, analyzing and displaying data which has a geographical (locational) reference. Layers of data can be stored and then analyzed. Without the use of a GIS, the current capabilities of modern digital mapping like Google Earth and SATNAV would not be possible.