map reading

An interactive text that teaches the reader how to find one's way in cities and unpopulated areas with the use of maps, compasses, wind directions, cues from the sun, and other tools and techniques.

A brief guide to reading and understanding maps that contains a history of mapmaking, types of maps, and how technology affects the way maps are made.

An introduction to map reading that discusses various types of maps, including road, city, town, and limited-area, and how to understand them. Includes related activity.

Explains what a map scale is, and shows how to use them to measure distances between places on the map.

A guide to understanding road maps, explaining what maps are, how to use the legend, how to understand scale and direction, and how to use the grid. Includes a look at road maps of the future.

Introduces young readers to labels and symbols on maps.