chapter 1 Making Some
Maps of your own
What is a map ? Making a map of things on a
table.
A map of your room. A map of your house and garden.
A map of your neighbourhood. Which is which ?
Plans and maps. Giving directions.
chapter 2 How big is it ?
How far is it ?
Scale. How far is it ? Different scales.
Representative Fraction.
How to use a scale. How far is it on the ground ?
More measuring. Drawing your own map to scale.
How long is a kilometre ?
chapter 3 Landmarks on
maps
Map symbols. Guess the meaning. What did they
see ?
The make-a-map game. Battlefield. Country Walk.
chapter 4 Hills on
Paper
Layer-tinting. Layer tint this map.
How the problem was solved, contours.
Make your own contour map. Contour lines on a map.
Some interesting hill shapes. Spot-heights. Test
yourself.
Making a contour model. Gradients.
chapter 5 Walking with a
Map
Getting ready. Preparing your feet. The right
clothes.
Making a map board. Some good rules. The Country Code.
To the hills. The Mountain Safety Code. A night on the
mountain.
A day in the mountains. Some questions.
chapter 6 Which way is it
? Where are you ?
Orienting the map. Orientate this map.
If you don't know where you are on this map. The compass
points.
Find the wild crested dragon. Let's go home. True north.
To find north by your watch. The second north. Magnetic
north.
The compass. Using a compass during a walk. Facing the
bearing.
Find the coin. The third north and the national grid.
Finding a place on the national grid. Romer scales. A
grid game.
Which was is it ? Using a compass and map. Try it
yourself.
Other ways of getting your bearings. Observation.
Crossword Quiz.
chapter 7 Orienteering:
finding your way with map and compass
Imagine your way. Orienteering as a sport.
An indoor orienteering game. An outdoor orienteering
game.
Cross-country orienteering. Another adventure.
For further information. Crossword no.2
chapter 8 Going on a
journey.
Road maps. Planning your route. Journey
record.
Guessing distance. How long is a mile ? Country of
origin.
County of origin. The map-symbol game.
Chapter 9 What else do
maps tell us ?
Compare these maps. Maps of streets and
towns.
History through maps. The development of your town.
Street names> One way streets. What happens in these
buildings ?
Maps of open spaces. A map of farm crops. Links with the
world.
Where do the contents of your larder come from ?
Chapter 10 More ways to
use your map-reading skills
Some useful organisations.
How to become a professional map-maker.
Map Quiz.
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