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Maps basic elements

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To follow directions on a map you need to know where North, East, South and West are.

On most maps North points towards the top of the map.

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A grid reference is useful for locating a place on a map.

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Maps use symbols to give information about what the land looks like and what is on the land. A key explains what the symbols on the map mean.

The symbols can be pictures, words or shortened words.

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Maps can’t show things the size they are in real life so they use scale to makethings smaller. Different scales are useful for showing different things on a map.

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Can you understand this map now?