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maps

What is a map? Have you seen a map of a city or a location?

A map is simply a drawing or a picture of a location. It shows the landscape as it would
be seen from above (top view).

Maps can be used for guiding directions.

It can also be used to find out distances.

Swati went to a bank with her mother. She observed the route and noted down the details.

1. They step out of the house and turn right.
2. Then they go straight and take the first right turn. There is a park towards her
left.

3. They go straight and take the second left turn.
4. They walk for a while and turn right. And then they

see a petrol pump on their right. Then they go straight
and take the next right turn.

5. After walking a little more, they reach the bank on
their left.

Using the above details and images, she drew a map.

The map drawn by Swati shows the route from her home to
the bank.

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When we add directions (East, West, North and South) and landmarks to a
map, it becomes more useful. Earlier, people used a device called a compass W E
to find directions while travelling across seas or oceans.

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Nowadays, many people use the Global Positioning System (GPS) to find their
way to go somewhere.

Learn more about GPS and its use. Ask your parents to show it on their phones.

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