1. VISUAL
SYMBOLS
MAPS
By: Jenelyn Fernandez

2. DEFINITION:
A map is a “representation
of the surface of the earth or
some part of it…”

3. KINDS OF MAPS

4. PHYSICAL MAP
EXAMPLE:
combines in a
single
projection data
like altitude,
temperature,
rainfall,
precipitation,
vegetation, and
soil.

5. RELIEF MAP
EXAMPLE:
has three
dimensional
representations
and show
contours of the
physical data of
the earth or part
of the earth.

6. COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC MAP
Also called  EXAMPLE:
product or
industrial map
since they
show land
areas in
relation to the
economy

7. POLITICAL MAP
 Gives detailed  EXAMPLE:
information about
country, provinces,
cities and towns,
roads and
highways. Oceans,
rivers and lakes are
the main features
of most political
maps.

8. MAP
LANGUAGE

9. SCALE  EXAMPLE:
 Shows how much of
the actual earth’s
surface is represented
by a given
measurement on a
map. May be shown
graphically or
expressed in words
and figures.

10. SYMBOLS
 Usually a map has
EXAMPLE:
a legend that
explains what each
symbol mean.
Some symbols
represent
highways,
railroads,
mountains, lakes
and plains.

11. COLOR
EXAMPLE:
the different
colors of the
map are a part
of the map
language.

12. GEOGRAPHIC GRID
EXAMPLE:
 theentire system
of these grid lines
are called grid
lines. These grid
lines are called
meridians and
parallels.

13. GUIDELINES IN USING MAPS:
 Read the titles and subtitles. They will often
tell you the purpose of the graphic materials
and may provide a clue to its main idea.
 Read the key, and/or the legend, and the
scale of miles whenever any of these is
present.
 Notice how the parts of the map are related
to each other.
 Determine the purpose for the map.

14. ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES

15. ADVANTAGES:
 The students can visualize the approximate
(if not the exact) location of a place/thing.
 It will be easy for the students to trace the
location of a certain place/thing.
 It may help the students to analyze the
given problem.
 It will give techniques and ways on how to
solve the problem easily.

16. DISADVANTAGES:
Itwill interrupt the mind of the
novice students especially those
who didn’t know how to make use
of it.
The students may be focusing on
the map itself.

17. USES:
Inteaching
For travelling

18. GOOD DAY!!!