Mapping the land
By: Marta Segal Block and Daniel R. Block
Contributors: Block, Daniel, 1967-
Series: First guide to maps; First guide to maps
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780431127859
Subjects: Maps; Juvenile literature; Cartography; Topographic maps; Map reading
Description: Offers an introduction to maps and their uses, supporting teaching about places and localities beyond children's immediate environment. This book teaches relevant KS1 and 2 curriculum skills in geographical enquiry and links with Units 1, 5, 6 and 24 of QCA schemes of work for Geography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: What are maps?; title: Physical maps; title: Reading maps; title: The shape of the land; title: Above and below the land; title: Mapping natural resources; title: Mapping living things; title: Mapping weather; title: Mapping water; title: Making maps; title: Map activities.