Maps and Mapping Skills: Understanding Local Maps - Softcover

Gillett, Jack; Gillett, Meg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750263725 ISBN 13: 9780750263726

Publisher: Wayland, 2010

Synopsis

Reading and interpreting a variety of maps is an important geographical skill and enquiry method. Maps and Mapping skills is a series that looks at basic and intermediate geographical skills involved in map reading and map making. By translating the three dimensional into two, children are encouraged to hone their thinking skills and spacial awareness, and consider the presentation of complex information into a logical and usable map. This will provide a useful introduction to reading atlases as well as basic map skills for KS3. Will contain questions/activities throughout to encourage children to practice map reading, understand concepts from scale to population density, and to learn to use maps for particular purposes.

About this title

Book Description

Introduces key concepts needed for map reading and map making. This series explores different types of maps, photographs and illustrations, and includes activities and quizzes, making it ideal for learning essential map skills.

About the Author

After travelling widely as a Naval Officer, Jack Gillett taught geography for over 25 years and has written more than 20 books for KS2 to A-level. He is also an experienced GCSE Geography Examiner.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wayland
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0750263725
• ISBN 13: 9780750263726
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32