Title: Why use Maps?
Headings: Why use Maps?
Why use Maps?
Maps and planning
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Learning Zone
Primary Students
5th + 6th Class
Geography 5th + 6th Class
Maps and Map-reading
What are Maps? Why use Maps? Why use Maps? Have you ever used a map? If you did you will know that maps contain lots of useful information. Map reading and map drawing are important skills to learn in geography. Maps use symbols like lines and different colours to show features such as rivers, roads, cities or mountains. Young geographers need to be able to understand symbols. All these symbols help us to visualise what things on the ground actually look like.