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Grade 7 SS [Geography] І www.notedsummaries.co.za
, MAP SKILLS
MAP MINI WORLD ALPHANUMERIC
Alphanumeric
GRID
→ Represent territory ➜ town, suburb, city
→ Maps show ➜ places of interest (schools | hospitals | churches) Alphabet then
Alphabet then Number
→ Horizontal = letters (A-D)
→ Vertical = digits (1-4)
LOCAL MAP STREET MAP
Number
→ Example: B2 = letter B + number 2 block
INDEX
Small area (town/suburb) Large area (city/town)
Show important places (school, Show each street's name + (back of street guide)
church, post office) turns → Street names in alphabetical order
Less details Lots of details → Each street = page number + gridreference
(e.g. 92 • EF131)
NORTH ARROW
→ Compass on the map
→ Show where North is
Nice Elephants Spray Water
BUT! 16 GENERAL DIRECTIONS
[4 main directions = north, east, south, west]
Important to remember: Every day, the Sun,
Moon, planets, and stars > rise in the east
and set in the west.
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Grade 7 SS [Geography] І www.notedsummaries.co.za
Grade 7 SS [Geography] І www.notedsummaries.co.za
, MAP SKILLS
MAP MINI WORLD ALPHANUMERIC
Alphanumeric
GRID
→ Represent territory ➜ town, suburb, city
→ Maps show ➜ places of interest (schools | hospitals | churches) Alphabet then
Alphabet then Number
→ Horizontal = letters (A-D)
→ Vertical = digits (1-4)
LOCAL MAP STREET MAP
Number
→ Example: B2 = letter B + number 2 block
INDEX
Small area (town/suburb) Large area (city/town)
Show important places (school, Show each street's name + (back of street guide)
church, post office) turns → Street names in alphabetical order
Less details Lots of details → Each street = page number + gridreference
(e.g. 92 • EF131)
NORTH ARROW
→ Compass on the map
→ Show where North is
Nice Elephants Spray Water
BUT! 16 GENERAL DIRECTIONS
[4 main directions = north, east, south, west]
Important to remember: Every day, the Sun,
Moon, planets, and stars > rise in the east
and set in the west.
2
Grade 7 SS [Geography] І www.notedsummaries.co.za
