Maps come in different types that represent various data about the earth's surface. Physical maps combine data on altitude, temperature, rainfall and more. Relief maps use contours to show three-dimensional representations of physical data. Commercial maps depict land use in relation to economic activity. Political maps provide detailed information on countries, cities, and transportation networks. All maps use symbols, color, scales and grid lines as part of their language to convey geographic information. Users should read titles, legends and scales to understand a map's purpose and how its elements are related. While maps can help visualize locations and analyze problems, some students may find them distracting at first.

1. VISUAL
SYMBOLS
MAPS
By: Jenelyn Fernandez

2. DEFINITION:
A map is a “representation
of the surface of the earth or
some part of it…”

3. KINDS OF MAPS

4. PHYSICAL MAP
EXAMPLE:
combines in a
single
projection data
like altitude,
temperature,
rainfall,
precipitation,
vegetation, and
soil.

5. RELIEF MAP
EXAMPLE:
has three
dimensional
representations
and show
contours of the
physical data of
the earth or part
of the earth.

6. COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC MAP
Also called  EXAMPLE:
product or
industrial map
since they
show land
areas in
relation to the
economy

7. POLITICAL MAP
 Gives detailed  EXAMPLE:
information about
country, provinces,
cities and towns,
roads and
highways. Oceans,
rivers and lakes are
the main features
of most political
maps.

8. MAP
LANGUAGE

9. SCALE  EXAMPLE:
 Shows how much of
the actual earth’s
surface is represented
by a given
measurement on a
map. May be shown
graphically or
expressed in words
and figures.

10. SYMBOLS
 Usually a map has
EXAMPLE:
a legend that
explains what each
symbol mean.
Some symbols
represent
highways,
railroads,
mountains, lakes
and plains.

11. COLOR
EXAMPLE:
the different
colors of the
map are a part
of the map
language.

12. GEOGRAPHIC GRID
EXAMPLE:
 theentire system
of these grid lines
are called grid
lines. These grid
lines are called
meridians and
parallels.

13. GUIDELINES IN USING MAPS:
 Read the titles and subtitles. They will often
tell you the purpose of the graphic materials
and may provide a clue to its main idea.
 Read the key, and/or the legend, and the
scale of miles whenever any of these is
present.
 Notice how the parts of the map are related
to each other.
 Determine the purpose for the map.

14. ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES

15. ADVANTAGES:
 The students can visualize the approximate
(if not the exact) location of a place/thing.
 It will be easy for the students to trace the
location of a certain place/thing.
 It may help the students to analyze the
given problem.
 It will give techniques and ways on how to
solve the problem easily.

16. DISADVANTAGES:
Itwill interrupt the mind of the
novice students especially those
who didn’t know how to make use
of it.
The students may be focusing on
the map itself.

17. USES:
Inteaching
For travelling

18. GOOD DAY!!!