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Unit 1
Working with maps
Study the map carefully and answer the following.
Map showing Happy Valley town.
1. What is the title of the map? _________________________.
2. On the map, label the compass with correct directions.
3. a. After school, Marie walks _____________metres to the swimming pool.
b. After her swimming session, Marie meets her father at the shopping centre. In which
direction does she move to meet him? __________________________.
4. Every Sunday, Marie walks from her house to the library. Circle the symbol showing the
library and trace the route taken by Marie.
5. a. From the library, Marie walks along the road to meet Sam at the playground.
Circle the symbol showing the playground and trace the route taken by Marie.
b. On the map draw the symbol to show the feature X.
6. Use the scale provided to measure the approximate distance from point A at the top of
the hill to point B at the car park __________________________.
End of Unit Exercises
Car park
Library
Hospital
Playground
Swimming pool
Shoping
centre
Service
station
Police station
Post Ofce
KEY
Hospital
House
Police station
Post ofce
Library
Shopping centre
Service station
Playground
School
Swimming pool
Car park
X
School
0m
Scale
20m 60m 120m100m 160m40m 80m 140m
A
B
Marie’s
House