Maps and Symbols First Grade Caroline LaMagna Maps are a geographical drawing of a real place…

Maps and SymbolsFirst Grade

Caroline LaMagna

Maps are a geographical drawing of a real place…

Most maps have a Key that explains things that are used in the map, like colors.

The colors in this map are used to show the amount of yearly rainfall, dark blue showing the most and red showing the least amount of rainfall.

Key

Map Key

This key shows that cities on the map with a population of 100,000 to 499,999 will be marked with a large dot.

The State Capitol will be marked with a star.

Urban Areas will be yellow.

Interstate Highways will be red.

Lakes will be light blue.

This key also has a scale.

Map with Key

Notice the Interstate Highways are the red lines, Norfolk’s location is marked with a large dot, and Richmond – the State Capitol – is marked with a star.

Scale? • Have you ever drawn a picture of yourself? If you have, the picture probably wasn’t as tall as you are in real life, right?

• If I made a picture of myself, it might look like this one. (If I was super, super talented!)

• This picture isn’t as tall as I am - it is only about 5 inches tall. It is drawn on a scale.

• The scale is 1 inch = 1 foot. That means the picture of me is 5 inches tall, but in real life, I am 5 feet tall!

Scale

The scale on a map shows the relationship between the distance on the map and the distance on the ground.

This scale tells us that every inch on the map equals 25 miles on the ground.

Maps and Symbols• We’ve already talked

about some of the colors and symbols that might be on a map.

• For example:−Interstates would be

drawn with a different color than other highways.

−State Capitals would be marked with a star.

Map of Shawnee County in Kansas

Which city is the state capital? (hint: it is marked with a star.)

A.Rossville

B.Maple Hill

C.Topeka

D.Auburn

Topeka is marked on the map with a star and it is the capital of Kansas!

Other Map Symbols

• What about other places on a map – like buildings, airports, and parks? There are symbols for those things, too.

• How many of you have seen signs like this while riding in a car?

More Map Symbols• Well, then you’ve

already seen some of the symbols that you might find on a map.

• Some of those symbols are for:−Gas Stations−Restaurants−Hotels

Symbols on a Map• Here are some common symbols you might find on a map:

Airport

Post Office

Restaurant

SchoolRest Rooms

Library

Picnic Area

ParkingParkMuseum

If you were taking a trip and wanted to find the nearest rest room on a map, which of these symbols would you look for?

A. B.

C. D.

This is the kind of symbol normally used on a map for the location of a public rest room!

If you were wanted to find the nearest school on a map of your hometown, which of these symbols would you look for?

A. B.

C. D.

This is the kind of symbol used on a map for the location of a school!

If you were taking a trip and wanted to find the nearest airport on a map, which of these symbols would you look for?

A. B.

C. D.

This is the kind of symbol normally used on a map for the location of an airport!

If you were taking a trip and wanted to find the nearest place to eat on a map, which of these symbols would you look for?

A. B.

C. D.

This is the kind of symbol normally used on a map for the location of places to eat!

If you were taking a trip and wanted to find a park on a map, which of these symbols would you look for?

A. B.

C. D.

This is the kind of symbol normally used on a map for the location of a park!

If you were looking on a map for a nearby library, which of these symbols would you look for?

A. B.

C. D.

This is the kind of symbol normally used on a map for the location of a library!

If you were looking on a map for a nearby gas station, which of these symbols would you look for?

A. B.

C. D.

This is the kind of symbol normally used on a map for the location of a gas station!

If you were looking on a map for a nearby post office, which of these symbols would you look for?

A. B.

C. D.

This is the kind of symbol normally used on a map for the location of a post office!

If you were looking on a map for a nearby hospital, which of these symbols would you look for?

A. B.

C. D.

This is the kind of symbol normally used on a map for the location of a hospital!

If you were looking on a map for a nearby place to go swimming, which of these symbols would you look for?

A. B.

C. D.

This is the kind of symbol normally used on a map for the location of a place to go swimming!

If you were looking on a map for a nearby police station, which of these symbols would you look for?

A. B.

C. D.

This is the kind of symbol normally used on a map for the location of a police station!

If you were looking on a map for a nearby telephone, which of these symbols would you look for?

A. B.

C. D.

This is the kind of symbol normally used on a map for the location of a telephone!

If you were looking on a map for a nearby picnic area, which of these symbols would you look for?

A. B.

C. D.

This is the kind of symbol normally used on a map for the location of a picnic area!

Which of the following symbols tells you about the colors and symbols located within the map?

A. B.

C. D.

The Map Key tells you about the colors and symbols used in the map!!

Which of the following symbols shows you the cardinal directions on the map?

A. B.

C. D.

The Compass Rose shows you the Cardinal Directions on a map – North, South, East, and West.

Now you know all about maps and symbols! Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations!!!