Class 5 Mathematics — Chapter 14: Maps And Locations

What you'll learn

• ▸Understanding Cardinal Directions
• ▸Relative Directions and Spatial Reasoning
• ▸Reading Simple Maps (Street Maps, Camp Maps)
• ▸Understanding Map Keys and Symbols
• ▸Interpreting Metro/Complex Route Maps
• ▸Creating Simple Maps
• ▸Movement and Distance on a Grid
• ▸Introduction to Coordinate Systems

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- ChapterChapter Maps And N 1414 Locations WE S Finding Directions … I visited the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary inFour Little Chicks Rajasthan and saw an Four Little Chicks of a bird set out to fly, amazing bird called the Spreading their wings they all flew high. Siberian Crane! They flew away from East to West, flew North to South, without any rest. Wow! Do you know thatAs they flew and explored the land, these birds fly all the wayfinally, they returned home, hand in hand. from Siberia, a very coldWith their mother, they had so much to share, place, to India?Our home is the best, beyond compare!” I wonder how they find their path. Human beings also keep track of directions. One of the ways we figure out directions is by facing the rising Sun. Let’s try! Manu is facing the rising Sun. That direction is ___________. His left hand is pointing in the_______ direction. His right hand is pointing in the ____________ direction. which way is west? Note for Teachers: Help th…

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1. Explain how GPS works. Get Solution →
2. Describe bird migration routes. Get Solution →
3. Discover earliest mapping tools. Get Solution →
4. What direction do human beings generally face to figure out directions using the rising Sun? Get Solution →
5. Which amazing migratory bird, traveling from Siberia to India, is mentioned in the chapter? Get Solution →
6. Besides facing the rising Sun, what other common tool is mentioned for finding directions? Get Solution →
7. What do the different coloured lines on the Delhi Metro map typically represent? Get Solution →
8. In the zoo map, when locating an animal by coordinates (column, row), what does the first number (column) represent in terms of movement from zero? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 The oldest known map is a cave painting from 14,500 years ago in Spain.
• 💡 Migratory birds can sense Earth's magnetic field to navigate vast distances.
• 💡 Ancient sailors navigated oceans by observing star patterns and the sun's position.
• 💡 All maps distort Earth's true shape because it is a sphere flattened onto a flat surface.
• 💡 Compasses point to magnetic north, which shifts over time, not the geographic North Pole.

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