History and Geography
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Map1 on page 81 shows Jean’s and Marie’s school area.
Now, let’s draw the same map to show the location of the different features using a grid.
Grids help to nd the exact location of any place on a map.
To make a grid map we use rows and columns.
The rows go from bottom to top. They have a number to their left.
The columns go from left to right. They have a letter at the bottom.
Locating places on a grid map
Map 2: Grid map of the school area
post ofce
market
hospital
bridge
bridge
stadium
hill
home
home
sea
beach
bank
A
1
3
2
4
CB D
primary school
reservoir
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