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GEOGRAPHY
Place and People: On the Map
 
Points of View: The functions of maps
The Grid: Using co-ordinates
Relief and Contours
Location: Finding the way
Out of the Map Room: Maps as research tools
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Out of the Map Room: Maps as research tools

Aims

  • To develop atlas skills, including the use of latitude and longitude, and thematic maps.
  • To show how a Global Positioning System can help in locating positions.
  • To show how GIS can be used in mapping.