Maps

Maps

Map: is a flat drawing of a place or part of the world.

A map looks as if it were drawn from the view of someone sitting in an airplane.

A map has many parts that help us to know everything about it. They are: map title – a compass rose – map key.

Maps can show us details of cities and land-forms, and lakes, mountains and rivers, they also show us where places and things located, some maps show physical features like valleys – lakes – deserts and mountains, other maps show us political features, such as cities and country boundaries.