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Maps are one of geography's most important tools. Maps can shape people's perceptions of a place and help people think spatially about the world. Study the map above.

A:Describe ONE example of each of the following spatial concepts in the map above:
Location
Place
Pattern
B:Define map scale.
C:Identify the scale used on the map above.
D:Explain the difference between large-scale and small-scale maps.
E:Explain ONE way in which scale affects the interpretation of geographic information.

Maps are one of geography's most important tools. Maps can shape people's perceptions-example-1
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Hey there! I'm happy to help!

A.

Location: We can think of Egypt's location in relation to other countries or features. For example, it is located South of the Mediterranean Sea, East of Libya, North of Sudan, etc.

Place: What things on the map might help us to know that this place is Egypt. Well, we see that there is the Nile River, the longest in the world. This a defining characteristic of Egypt's cultural landscape and sense of place, and we see the Nile River on this map of Egypt.

Pattern: One spatial pattern I see on this map is the location of cities. They are concentrated near the Nile River. This is because rivers are essential to a successful society as people need water to grow crops, drink, etc.

B.

Map scale is the ratio between the distance on the map and the distance in real life. It helps us to see how big Egypt actually is. The length of the bar in the bottom left corner is 200 miles long. This gives us a sense of how big Egypt really is.

C.

The scale used on this map is a national scale. This is because it shows a single country with more detail. This will give us the most accurate information about Egypt as a whole over a map of Africa, for example.

D.

A large-scale map is zoomed in and shows more details such as a local or city map. A small-scale map is zoomed out and shows less detail, but rather a bigger picture. An example of a small-scale map is a national, regional, or global map.

E.

A scale can lead to generalizations which might be inaccurate. For example, a world map showing religions in each country would have Egypt filled in a color that represents Islam on the legend. However, this does not take into account those of other religions or concentrations of different religions in different parts of geographic information. The entire country of Egypt is not Muslim. If the geographic information wanted is more specific or accurate, a larger scale map would be used.

Have a wonderful day and keep on learning! :D

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