4 Be Map Smart Are you map smart Knowing about maps and how to read them is very important There will be many times in our lives when we will need to use a map Being map smart is a useful skill for life What Is a Map A map is a drawing of something that gives a person a view of it from above A map can show the shape and location of countries small areas of land natural features such as rivers and artificial features such as roads There are many types of maps for many different uses A map can guide people from one place to another It can show them where different places are and how far away one place is from another Maps can save people time and energy by helping them not get lost Maps are available in many different forms and people use them in different ways Hi My name is Mapolean but you can call me Map I’ll pop up from time to time to give you some tips on being map smart
5 Community Maps Community maps cover an area in which a particular community lives or gathers The largest community maps cover a single town or city Smaller community maps are created for parks shopping malls schools and other locations What Do Community Maps Show Community maps show people all the features within a local area These features might include walking trails in a park a supermarket within a shopping mall train stations along a train route the cafeteria in a school When Do People Use Community Maps People use community maps to find a street they have never been to or to find a store in a shopping mall A community map can also show people where to catch a train which train route to travel on and how many stops there are before they reach their destination The next time you are at a mall try to find a store you have never been to without looking at a map Next try to find a store you have never been to after looking at a map Which method got you to the store faster People can use a community map to find out where to get off a bus try this
