NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS- MapWork

MAPWORK
Elements of a map

By Wickliff Odhiambo Onyango

What is a map? It is a drawing that represents the earth or part on the earth on a flat surface.

The key Elements of a map include:
- Key/Legend- Show what signs and symbols represents in map
- Frame- The border that is drawn round the map.
- Title- Gives the name of the map
- Scale- gives the relationship of distance on the map and ground.
- Compass- shows the direction of places on a map.

By Wickliff Odhiambo Onyango

By Wickliff Odhiambo Onyango

​Elements of a Map

By Wickliff Odhiambo Onyango

​Interpreting the features in a Map
- We use the key element of a Map to read and interpret Maps.

​Human Activities	​Presence of
​Transportation	​Roads and railway lines
​Mining	​Quarry
​Farming	​Crops like Tea, Pyrethrum, Coffee, Maize
​Trading	​Market, Shopping center, Shops, Towns
​Social services	​Schools, Hospitals, Police stations, Water and electricity
​Tourism	​National parks, Game reserves, Hotels

By Wickliff Odhiambo Onyango

​Interpreting Letters and abbreviations in a Map

CD	​Cattle Dip
​PS	​Police Station
MKT	Market
​C	Coffee
​T	​Tea
SCH	School
RS	Railway Station

HOSP	​Hospital
​CF	​Coffee Factory
CCO	County Commisioner Office
​CD	Cattle Dip
GO	​Governors Office
PO	Post Office

​Uses of a Map in our Daily life

1. To find direction of places.
2.To show boundaries of different areas.
3. To approximate distance between places.
4. To locate various Physical features like rivers, lakes
5. To identify the different human activities taking place in an area.

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is not an Element of a Map

• Key or Legend

• Title

• Compass

• Mountain

• Scale

Open Ended

Name 5 human activities in Kwaka Area.

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is not a use of a Map.

• To locate places

• To give direction of places

• To Locate different physical features

• To show how a place is big

• To show Boundary of the area.