Maps

1. welcome

2. SRV Public school
Trichy
Maps
Social Science

3. SRV PUBLIC SCHOOL,
TIRUCHIRAPALLI
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SOCIAL SCIENCE
TEACHER : MS. KAVITHA
TOPIC : MAPS

4. Maps
Drawing whole or
part of the earth’s
surface

7. Atlas
A book of various types
of map

9. Types of maps
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Physical map
Political map
Thematic map

10. Physical map

11. Political map

12. Thematic map

13. Language of a map
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Direction
Scale
Legend or key

14. Direction
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Most important part of a
map
It used to locate a place
easily

15. Main directions
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North
South
East
west

17. At the top of the map - NORTH

18. South
At the bottom and opposite to
north

19. East
Right of the map

20. West
Left of the map

23. Scale
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Size and distance between
the places
Ratio of distance between
two places

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Maps are always drawn
using scale
Scale is mentioned in
the corner of the map

27. Legend or key
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To explain the colour and the
symbols
Standard colors and symbols
are used in maps

28. All maps follow a common
scheme of colours
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Blue :
Water bodies
Oceans
Seas
Rivers

30. Brown
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Hills
Mountains
Plateaus

32. Yellow
Hot desert

33. White
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Cold desert
Snow covered areas

35. Green
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Plains
lowlands

37. Different Symbols used to mark
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Cities
Ports
Railways
Roads
Hospitals

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Maps also have lines to form
squares.
Squares are called Grids.

42. GRIDS

43. Uses of Maps

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Maps are small
Handy
Fold and carried easily

45. Thank you