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Record Nr.

UNINA9910157457703321

Autore

Green Jen

Titolo

Mapping a city

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wayland

ISBN

0-7502-9117-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (32 p.) : ill

Disciplina

526

Soggetti

Cities and towns

Map drawing

Map reading

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Full of hands-on activities to help you learn all about map skills whilst also learning about the features of a city. This book will show you what a bird's eye map is by looking at aerial photos; how landmarkscan be shown as symbols; how to measure scale and distance on a walk around a city; what map plans are; how compass points show you how to find directions; how to follow pathways and roads; how to use grid references; looking at landuse ; and looking at transport maps.Illustrations by Sarah Horne in an amusing and lively style are combined with photographs to really capture a child's attention helping them to learn these important map skills.