Locating A Place

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00:00LOCATING A PLACE To find out a place, it is necessary to have

00:07an idea about directions.

00:10Maps also help us in locating places.

00:14In this chapter, we will study in detail about the maps and the four major directions.

00:22FINDING OUT THE DIRECTIONS To find out the direction, stand facing the

00:28rising sun with your hands stretched sideways.

00:32Now the direction in front of you will be east and behind you will be west.

00:40Your right hand will be pointing towards south and your left hand will be pointing north.

00:48MAJOR DIRECTIONS There are four main directions.

00:54They are east, west, north and south.

00:58These directions help us to locate places.

01:03MAPS A map is a drawing of the earth or a part

01:07of it.

01:09In a map, north is always towards the top and south is always towards the bottom.

01:16The east is to the right and the west is to the left of the map.

01:22Maps help us in finding places.

01:25Maps are also called plans if we use them to show smaller areas.

01:31A sketch map is a picture of an area that shows major places or landmarks in a neighborhood.

01:40A book of maps is called an atlas.

01:44SYMBOLS AND SIGNS Symbols are small pictures used in maps to

01:49represent important places.

01:53Symbols help to locate places very easily.

01:57Signs are also used to mark places on a map.

02:02Signs and symbols can be called the language of the map.

02:07ATLAS Atlas is a book of maps.

02:12SUMMARY There are four main directions.

02:15They are east, west, north and south.

02:20Directions help us in finding places.

02:24A map is a drawing of the earth or a part of it.

02:28Maps are also called plans if we use them to show smaller areas.

02:35Symbols are small pictures used in maps to represent important places.

02:43ATLAS Atlas is a book of maps.