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The book also includes
feature lessons that
show you how Science
is used in the world
around you. We hope
Feature lesson is woven throughout each
that you en joy these
grade; encouraging you to consider real world
pages as well as being application of Science across four key areas:
able to apply your careers, ethics, society and the environment.
learning.
Earth and Space Science
7 7 Our Society: Using Maps Let’s Learn
Our Society: Using Maps
et’s Learn
A map is a drawing of an area.
Some maps show lots of countries
or the whole world. The map in
Let’s Start shows the whole world.
Objective
Other maps show one country.
➜ Determine that maps can help locate the different land and water This map shows France. It shows NW N NE
features of areas of Earth. (How maps can help us in building, avoiding where the biggest cities and rivers W E
SW S SE
hazards etc.) are. It shows the sea and the
capital city of Paris.
Country
capital
Ocean
River 0 130 260 km
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Major city
Map of France
• Flood • Map
Other maps show one city or N
NW NE
town. This map shows Paris. It W E 18 th arr.
Let’s Start shows where the most important SW S SE 17 th arr. 19 th arr.
Let’s Start
areas and roads are. It shows 9 th arr. 10 th arr.
8 th arr.
where the river is. 2 nd arr.
1 st arr. 3 rd arr.
Maps are useful to help us find 16 th arr. 7 th arr. 11 th arr. 20 th arr.
4 th arr.
places and show us the way. 6 th arr.
5 th arr.
Maps also give us information 15 th arr. 12 th arr.
about an area. Different maps 14 th arr.
13 th arr.
have different information. They River
can help us to decide where to arr. Arrondissement 0 1.5 2 km
build new houses or schools. For Map of Paris
N
NW NE
W E example, we do not want to build at the top of a mountain, or close to a
SW SE river that can flood.
S 0 2500 5000 km
Do you know what this is?
Can you name any of the countries?
What is this used for?
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A glossary at the end of the unit shows you what all
the keywords mean.
We wish you well in your Science classes, and we
hope that you en joy studying this sub ject as much as
we en joy writing about it!
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