This slide shows all information about maps, globes, and the shape of the Earth.

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2. MAPS AND GLOBES
PARTH MAHAJAN
STD- 5TH SCHOOL :– SHANTI ASIATIC SCHOOL
DHOLKA , DISTRICT AHMEDABAD , GUJRAT.
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4.  What do you think when
the ship reaches at the
horizon?
Does it disappear?

5.  THE VANISHING OF SHIP
TELLS THAT EARTH IS
ROUND IN SHAPE NOT
FLAT.

6.  In ancient time people believed that earth is flat. But
Ferdinand Magellan , a Portuguese explorer , sailed
around the Earth and proved that earth is round in
shape.

7.  However it is not
perfect round it is
round like orange
bulging at the
middle and slightly
flat at the top and
the bottom.

8.  The region at the top of
the Earth is the North
pole and at the bottom is
the South pole.

9. Globe :-
 A is model of the Earth.
 Globes are always mounted on an axle
Stand.
 The axle’s tilt is same as tilt of the Earth’s axis.
 A globe accurately represents the disruption of
continents and oceans on the Earth.

10. Problems with globes:-
 A globe does not show details of landforms , location
of small towns and other such information .
 Globe do not show the entire Earth at a time.
 Larger globes are difficult to handle.
 It is also difficult to carry globes around.

11. Map:-
 A world map also represents the Earth.
 It is drawing of different parts of the world on a flat
surface or on a paper.
 Maps show specific details of areas very well.
 They are also very convenient to carry.

12. Types of maps:-
 There are many types of map , such as political map ,
physical map and thematic map

13.  Political Maps: - A political map of a country, a
country shows political features of a country, such as
states, provinences, capital cities and major towns.
 Physical Maps :- The physical map shows landforms
and water bodies like mountains , plains , pleatues ,
valleys , rivers , seas and oceans.

14.  Thematic Maps :- Thematic maps wich show special
features of a region . Thematic maps include maps
showing distribution of rainfall , vegetation, industries
, etc .

15. Political map Physical map Thematic maps

16. Sings and Symbols :-
 Maps use various sings and symbols to depict
different features.
 If you see a map closely , you would find sings and
symbols depicting rivers , roadways , railways ,
temples , schools , etc.
 These sings and symbols are also known as
conventional sings and symbols.

17.  Each map contains a key or a legend to help us to
understand the symbols used on that map.

18. Colors on Maps:-
 A map also uses different colors to depict different
landforms and water bodies .
 Green on map represents plain area on a map while
yellow represent deserts .
 Mountains and highlands are represented by brown ,
while oceans and other water bodies are represented
by the shades of blue .

19. Directions and Scale :-
Directions :-
 Directions are very important to study maps.
 They are used to correctly locate a place on a map .

20.  There are four main directions on a map .
 They are north , south , east and west.
 There are also four sub – directions on a map . They
are:-

21.  North – East – between north and east
 South – East – between south and east
 South – west – between south and west
 North – West – between north and west

22. Did you know?
With the help of compass we
Identify directions.

23. Scale :-
 You will find a small ruler – like symbol in lower right
side of map .
 This is called scale of map .
 A scale is used because it is not possible to show
actual distances between places on map .
 It is the ratio between the distance on the map and
the real distance on the ground.