Map symbols show what can be found in an area. Each feature of the landscape has a different symbol. Contour lines are lines that join up areas of equal height on a map. By looking at how far ...

Just like a key to a door, the key helps you to unlock the information stored in the colours and symbols on a map. You must understand how the key relates to the map before you can unlock the ...

Symbols show important landmarks, places and areas. They are used because maps are usually too small to contain lots of writing A key is a guide which explains what the symbols on the map mean.

Maps can be drawings or models. They can help you find where you are and where you are going. They show symbols (pictures) for places such as car parks or places of worship like churches.

He’s written names next to everything on the map, but instead of making it clearer, it looks too cluttered! It would be clearer with symbols instead of words. Instead of using the word campsite ...