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SAI International School
                                                       CLASS - VIII


                  Mathematics
                  CHAPTER-10: Visualising Solid shapes                              Lesson Notes-2



                  SUBTOPICS: Mapping around us

                  You have been dealing with maps since you were in primary, classes. In Geography, you
                  have been asked to locate a particular State, a particular river, a mountain etc.

                  What are Maps?
                  Maps are used to locate particular places like home, school, river, etc.
                  A map is different from the picture.


                        A map depicts the location of a particular object/place in relation to
                         other objects/places.
                        Symbols are used to depict the different objects/places.
                        How do we read maps? What can we conclude and understand while reading a map?
                         What information does a map have and what it does not have?.
                        Look at the map of a house whose picture is given alongside.


















                        Now, look at the map (Fig 10.2), which has been drawn by seven year old Raghav, as
                         the route from his house to his school:




























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