MAPSLUISA CAMBERO

MAPS AND GLOBES

• A map is a picture of the Earth.• Maps can show large areas, such as the

whole world.

• Maps can show small areas, like a town.

MAPS AND GLOBES

• Maps show the Earth as if it was flat.

• A globe is a model of the whole Earth. Globes show the Earth as a sphere.

PARTS IN A MAP

TITLECOMPASS SYMBOL

SCALE

Tells us the place the map show

Shows us North, South, East and West.

Represents the real things.

KEYShows us what symbol means.

Shows us de distance between two places.

CONTINENTS AND OCEANSWe can see land and water in a globe.

The six sections of land are called continents.

The areas of water are oceans and seas.

OCÉANO PACÍFICO

OCÉANO ATLÁNTICO

OCÉANO ÍNDICO

OCÉANO PACÍFICO

ANTÁRTIDA

HOW TO USE A MAP

• We can use maps in many ways.• A street map helps us to move around a

town or a city.

• A country map is useful when we are travelling.

Where is spain?

• Spain is a country in the south of Europe.• It forms part of the Península Ibérica.• A peninsula is an area of land almost completely

surrounded of water.• Portugal is in the west of the Península Ibérica.

SPAINPORTUGAL

NORTH

SOUTH

EASTWEST

AROUND SPAIN• Spain has borders with Portugal, France

Andorra and Marocoo.• It is surrounded by mar Mediterráneo and

Océano Atlántico.• The Islas Canarias and the Islas Baleares

are part of Spain.

Islas Baleares

ISLAS CANARIAS

MARRUECOS

CEUTA

MELILLA

MAR MEDITERRÁNEO

OCÉA

NO

ATLÁ

NTIC

O

MARRUECOS

ISLAS BALEARES

Luisa Cambero