map

Everyday

1. A drawing of an area — a room, town, country or the world — seen from above, showing where places are. tree →
2. Verb: to make a map of a place. tree →
3. Map out: to plan something carefully. tree →

In the lessons

In geography: maps have a title, key (legend), scale, compass (N, E, S, W) and grid references; an atlas is a book of maps; a globe is a round map. In maths: grid coordinates (across, then up), scale (1 cm = 1 km), distances. In safety: carry a map when hiking; know where you are. Phrases: on the map, read a map, map key, treasure map, world map, map out, put on the map.

Examples

• Look at the map to find the beach. tree →
• The map key shows what the symbols mean. tree →
• On this map 1 cm stands for 1 km. tree →
• North is usually at the top of a map. tree →
• We drew a treasure map. tree →
• Can you find Canada on the world map? tree →
• Use the grid on the map: go across, then up. tree →
• We mapped our school playground. tree →
• The master pointed to the map on the wall. tree →

Note

Countable: maps. Verb: mapped, mapping (double p). In maths with scale: if 1 cm = 2 km, then 5 cm on the map = 10 km in real life. A map is flat, so it stretches some parts of the round Earth (Greenland looks much bigger than it is).