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What is a map

• It's a representative of the earth or a portion of the earth on a flat surface
• The flat surface can be a piece of paper ,chalkboard or a globe
• What map representation?
• Map representation is a process of giving meaning to the features shown on a map 

 

ELEMENTS OF A MAP

 Frame

Example

 

 

Frame is the border that surrounds and supports a picture or a map

Title discribes the topic of a map.

Title

It also gives iinformation that they need in order to use the map .

Compass direction

Sixteen point are mainly used

 

It is used to tell direction of an object from another

The four main points of the compass direction

points are called cardinals

 

◆North

◆East

◆South

◆West

 

Key

Real features and distances on a map are represented using special techniques

These techniques include;

 

   a. colours

 

Are used to show vegetation.

 

   b.Water bodies for example rivers and lakes 

 

 

Yellow colour; is used to  show plains

 c. Plain

 

Brown colour;is used to show highlands

 

d. Highlands

 

 

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Purple; is used to show mountain peak Mountain.

d.Mountain

Mountain peak

Brown colour; is used to show lowlands and vegetation

 

Sereti area

 

 

SCALE ;is the relationship ibetween distances on a map and the actual  distances on the ground. 

 

A map

 

Scale

 

(b)  INTERPRETING HUMAN ACTIVITIES

 

•These are things that people do or engage in to get income.

•These activities are usually represented in a map using symbols

•These activities include ;

Crop farming

 

Wh____ 

                                 

T____

M___

Livestock farming

Mining 

Fishing 

Trade

 

 

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Forest

Tourism

Transportation

Name the pictures

• W_______
• Ro_____
• Rai________

The key for human activities

 

• Remember fishing is represented by a fish trap (FT) and other related symbols 

 

(c) Interpreting drainag features

 

• They include;

 

(a) lake

 

 

(b) River

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(c) sea/ocean

Sea

 Ocean

(d) swamp      

( e)Spring

(f)Dam 

 

 •  Name the pictures

 

 

The symbols representing drainage  features

 

• Key

 

(h) Interpreting settlements 

 

• These are huts and houses

•  HUTS

 

•  PERMANENT HOUSES

 

Symbols for huts and houses

• Huts
• Permanent houses/buildings 

 

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(I) Interpreting vegetation Vegetation include;

( i) Forests

(ii) Thickest

• Bush

(iii) Bamboo forests

QUESTIONS

Use the map below to answer the following questions,nos.1_5

1. Maki area is likely to be administered by_____
2. The direction of the quarry from the coffee plantation is ______
3. The presence of livestock in Maki is shown by____
4. Th main means of transport in Maki area is____
5. The cash crop grown in Maki area is____
6. List five elements of a map
7. _____is used to show direction
8. List Five economic activities in a map

ANSWERS