Social science unit 1 (2)

Social science unit 1 (2)

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  SOCIAL SCIENCE UNIT1 MAPS
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  GENERAL OUTLINE MAPS MAPTYPES POLITICAL PHYSICAL STREET CARDINAL DIRECTIONS SCALES IN A MAP KEY (symbols-icons)
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  POLITICAL MAP POLITICAL MAPSSHOW: -CONTINENTS(Africa, Europe, America…) -COUNTRIES(Spain, France, Japan, etc.) -REGIONS -CITIES (London, Paris, Rome, etc.) WHAT IS A MAP? A MAP IS A REPRESENTATION OF AN AREA ON A FLAT SURFACE POLITICAL MAPS SHOW POLITICAL BORDERS (“fronteras”) BETWEEN AREAS.
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  PHYSICAL MAP PHYSICAL MAPSSHOW NATURAL FEATURES ON EARTH: OCEANS(Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, etc.) SEAS(Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, etc) LAKES (Lake Baikal, Tanganika, etc.) MOUNTAINS (Pyrinees, Himalaya, etc.) RIVERS (Nile, Amazon, Tajo, Danube, etc.) WHAT IS A MAP? A MAP IS A REPRESENTATION OF AN AREA ON A FLAT SURFACE
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  PHYSICAL MAP
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  STREET MAP WHAT ISA MAP? A MAP IS A REPRESENTATION OF AN AREA ON A FLAT SURFACE STREET MAPS show streets, avenues, roundabouts, etc. These maps have SYMBOLS for places of interest: - City, museum, train station, etc. These symbols are included in the KEY.
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  ELEMENTS IN AMAP WHAT IS A MAP? A MAP IS A REPRESENTATION OF AN AREA ON A FLAT SURFACE
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  SCALES IN AMAP The SCALE of a map allows to calculate the real distance between two places. LARGE SCALES MAP show more details from a smaller area. (for example 1cm=250m) SHORT SCALE MAPS show less details from a bigger area. (for example 1cm=100km)