Mapping communities
By: Melanie Waldron
Contributors: Block, Daniel, 1967-
Series: Let's get mapping!
Publisher: Raintree
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781406249194
Subjects: Communities; Juvenile literature; Maps; Map drawing; Cartography; Map reading; Non-Fiction 7+; Maths and Technology Science
Description: Maps are essential tools for understanding the world around us. Learning to read maps - both printed and online - is a core skill that forms the basis of social studies. This book explores how maps can be used to show information about your local community.
Notes: Consultant, Daniel Block.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is a map?; title: A world of communities; title: Maps for small communities; title: A sense of scale; title: Maps for larger communities; title: Which way now?; title: Getting around; title: How far is it?; title: Using maps; title: Online maps; title: Maps in history; title: Making maps today; title: Get mapping!