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Why is it important for people to be able to read maps? What are maps used for and who might use them regularly?
It is important for people to be able to read maps for multiple reasons. 1) if they get lost anywhere in the world, and need to find somewhere where they can get help they need to be able to read a map. 2) a map can give you direction in unknown areas. 3) Maps make everything easier to find e.g. the location, where places and countries are located. 4) maps are very reliable unlike "tom toms" and "SatNavs"
ReplyDeleteMaps are used to help you navigate from one place to another. People who would use maps regularly are people who work for tourist companies, people who like to explore the world (e.g. going on a gap year), Pilots, geologists, travel agent and a taxi/car/truck driver. - Zoe Gledhill 9C
its important for people to be able to read maps so that they can go to places they have never been and so they don't know how to get there. Maps are used to show how to get to places and where they are located, everyone uses them at one point but travellers would use them regularly
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It is important for people to be able to read maps because despite modern day technology, this technology can still fail and it is important that people can read maps. As well as that if you go hiking off trail or even on trail it is important that you can read a map so that you don't get lost.
ReplyDeleteMaps are used for finding a way from one location to another and also being able to pinpoint the location of a destination
The people that might use maps are hikers and orienteers, as well as that people in cars might use maps to find their way to destination. also commuters use maps everyday when they are on the bus or train or walking to work.
By Calvin Tarczy
I think people should be able to read maps so they don't have to rely on sat-navs, what happens if it runs out of batteries then you wont get lost if you can read a map.
ReplyDeleteMiraj Haq 9C
It is important for people to be able to read maps as maps are a very useful way of getting around. If you are not able to read maps then it is very easy to get lost as many mountain rescues are due to bad navigation. Many jobs involve map reading like pilots, taxi drivers who use them to navigate people around areas captains of ships, travel agents and geologists. Maps give you a very good generalisation of the area. Maps are used for finding out how to get somewhere, to look for a particular country and to show you where things like train stations and post offices are.
ReplyDeleteMap reading is a important skill to have because if your travelling you need to know were your going and you don't get lost.we use maps to locate were we are going. Mostly tourists and peopel tt go on holidays.
ReplyDeleteIt is important for people to be able to read maps because we can't always rely on apps and sat navs to give us directions as they might not always be available when we need them. Maps can be used in lots of different ways such as Navigation and Planning. For planning you need to check a map to make sure you take the shortest easiest route and for navigation we need maps so we can work out where we are. Maps are also used in weather forecasting on tv to show the areas the weather will affect and to route traffic. Navigators, drivers and orienteers are all examples of people who would use maps regularly.
ReplyDeletewe need map reading if we are traveling also we need to know were we are going. We use a map to know were is the locatino . Tourists use maps and peopel that are going on holidays.
ReplyDeleteit is important for people to be able to read maps because if you go on a holiday and get lost in a place then you can use your map reading skills to get you out of the place and back to your hotel or wherever.
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Well done Mr Sam Butcher
in this day and age, we need maps for many things such as going on holiday or just reading a map in general. also it is just something that all of us should know. even if we have sat navs and apps on our smart phones you may not have internet when out of the house so it is important to be able to read maps
ReplyDeleteit might be important to read maps in case you find yourself without any technology but most of the time a sat nav or phone is more reliable and easier to use.
ReplyDeletethe people who use maps with reason are people who can't afford modern technology or believe that technology is untrusworthy
A map is a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc. and we need them to find our way around places because we cant always rely on technology.
ReplyDeleteIt is important to be able to read maps so that then you can get around, whether you are on holiday or just going somewhere new it is good to be able to rely on map skills. Even though we often use our phones or other electronic devices there may not always be wi-fi or service in the area you are in. Maps are always used on tv especially in the news when it comes to the weather forecast. People who drive often or go climbing and walks find maps extremely useful.
ReplyDeleteSophie Loureiro 9D
it is important to be able to reads maps because if you can you will be able to get around any place in the world using a map. also if you are on holiday and need to find specific things you would know what sign means what.
ReplyDeletemaps are used for planning things out on a smaller scale by people like architects and getting around by people like drivers or every day people who need to get from one place to another
tom fennimore 9w
If everyone who went out into the hills knew how to navigate well the job of the Mountain Rescue teams would be considerably easier. Bad navigation can lead to groups becoming lost and disorientated, getting onto steep, dangerous ground and being out much longer than planned. So if you know how to read map you wouldn't be in this type of predicament
ReplyDeleteZachariah Mwanza 9D
It is important to be able tor read a map because it is easier to plan a trip abroad on a map than a sat nav because you can see hotels and places you might want to visit but they don't show up on a sat nav unless your looking for them. Benjamin Scott 9C
ReplyDeletewe need to be able to read a map because say if you was on holkiday or lost somewhere it would useful then x olivia
ReplyDeleteIts important to use and read maps because you cannot always rely on technology.Tourist most commonly use maps to go from one place to another or to visit famous landmarks in the countries they are visiting.
ReplyDeleteBy Khidr Rana 9Y
M- It is important because it will get you out of trouble even when you have your phones on you because when there is no WiFi you cant look up directions but if you have an A to Z map you van use that anywhere.People in everyday life will use them because if you are lost they are the first thing you will need to use and also they useful if you need to help tourists who ask you random questions in the road and you want to answer them without looking foolish.
ReplyDeleteIt is important to be able to read maps, because without maps, where would we know where to be? If you were lost, whether it’s in the country side or in the city, you still need maps. Maps are everywhere, on phones, on posters, everywhere! They tell you exactly where you need to go, and the distance you will travel. It is helpful for foreign people too, as they wouldn't know the area a map would be helpful for them to get around! If people can’t read maps, nobody would be able to get around without knowing the area. We all go on holidays to unknown locations, and need to be able to read maps to get around to these places. Different people who would need maps could be delivery people, as they have to travel all over the place delivering goods to different places. Taxi drivers would also use maps, as they too travel all over the place. Hikers and explorers use maps, as they wouldn't have the luxury of a sat-nav, so would need a map to plan their routes out!
ReplyDelete-David Bradley
charlie morgans
ReplyDeleteit is important to be able to read maps because if you get lost in the middle of nowhere a map may be the only thing that could lead you to civilisation. maps are generaly used to giude people.explorers would use maps.
Reading maps is important as it allows people to find places in relation to their position, or find the quickest route to a place, rather than punching in the start and destination of a journey, than blindly following the list of not-always-reliable instructions.
ReplyDeleteEither way, where would Indiana Jones be without maps?
Nat Karmios, 9W
Maps are important because they allow us to know where we are going. A map can give us direction when we are in unknown areas. This skill can also be used in life e.g piloting...
ReplyDeleteDaniel kuti
so you can get your way around a distant or a place where you have never been before. ;P
ReplyDeleteJames ward 9Ripon
It is important for people to understand maps so that they can get to places that they want to go to. A lot of people use them when they are on holiday. Aaron K 9W
ReplyDeleteI think it is important for people to be able to read maps as it is the most simplest and quickest way of planning a route for your journey. Some people may think why don't you just use your phone. Firstly you can not always rely on your phone as it could give you the wrong location also there may not be connection. Also these are life skills which may become important some day. Many people use maps in everyday life for example tourists, drivers, hikers, pilots, travel agents, geologists and explorers
ReplyDeleteit is important for people to be able to read maps so that they can navigate themselves around without relying on technology or sign posts. It can also help people if they get lost somewhere. The people who would use maps the most would be tourists, so that they can find their way around a new place. There are lots of jobs that involves map reading, for example pilots, taxi drivers and explorers
ReplyDeleteAlbert Allcock 9C
Reading maps is a massive and an important skill in life because you use maps to find a destinations , if your lost and if you need to know where your going . also it is important that you read the map accurately.
ReplyDeleteby Isis
It is really important to be able to read maps as they are needed for crucial things, like if you're lost in the middle of nowhere, i highly doubt you will be able to get a signal for the internet, so you would have to rely on your map-reading skills to find your way to the nearest landmark. People need maps in their jobs, for example, pilots, weather forecasters, geography and history teaches and orienteers but to name a few.
ReplyDeleteGrace Kiely
It is important for people to be able to read maps because if you are lost in a place you don't know, a map can help you find where you are and to get you to the place you need to go. Another reason people need to know how to read maps is because the place they are most likely to need to use them there is no wifi so they won't be able to go onto a online map to help them. This means they would be lost and not know where to go.
ReplyDeleteMaps are used to help you find your way in an unknown place to somewhere else. The people who might use them regularly are explorers who are discovering a new place; hikers who are going across mountains; cross country and off piste skiers so they know where it is safe for them to ski; and geologists who are trying to find out new rock formations.
Imogen Marson 9D
1) maps are very useful. today we rely to heavily on technology. if you get lost in the woods or in an area with no signal the technology fails you. a map however does not require anything. so they are all ways reliable no matter where you are.
ReplyDelete2) maps are used to navigate people to different places. they are also used to find places. they are used by the army and scouts.this is because maps are all ways reliable as technology isn't as reliable and can get it wrong. also a lot of people who live in areas with non reception will use them to navigate themselves.
Oscar tapper 9c
It is important for people to be able to read maps so they can get to places they don't know. Maps can also be used for picking out a route to walk. Maps can be used to pick out s cycle race or car race.
ReplyDeleteTheo holden 9Y
It's important for people to be able to red maps because if they're lost or don't know their way around the place they can look at the map for directions and find their way. Maps are used for directions and being able locate areas and show key symbols for places. The types of people who normally use maps are explorers who enjoy travelling the world and visiting new destinations and cartographers who take the information from explorers to expand the information on a map.
ReplyDeleteJade 9W
It is important to be able to read maps as if someone was perhaps lost with only a map they would easily be able to find there way back. Also maps are very accurate so it may be more useful than a satnav. Maps are usually used by scouts and hunters.
ReplyDeleteit's important because we'd be lost without them (if you pardon the pun). it combines reading and mathematics skills and helps visual literacy. we shouldn't always rely on apps because in some situations, apps don't work, and in those situations where you need to get somewhere and don't know how it's good to know how to read a map or else you'd get lost.
ReplyDeletejordan ferrier 9w
1) By studying and investigating types of maps, you can understand more about the economical, political and social features of a country.
ReplyDelete2) They help you to navigate from one place to another.
3) Doctors, artists, Policemen, Firemen, Astronauts and all other people across the world use maps. They use them as a guide of getting their starting point to their destination.
-Daniel 9w
Yea hi... well map reading is important because its a cheaper way of navigation as sat navs may cost alot more. Another reason is that it is a very useful life skill :D
ReplyDeleteMaps are used in different forms but they all do the same thing. They help you to navigate from one place to another.
ReplyDeleteIf you know how to read a map you can also give other people directions. Then, you can tell these people the shortest route, too. (And if they don't know to how to read a map, you can show them)
Joanna Mitchell 9F
ReplyDeleteIt is important for people to be able to read maps because if you are in an area that you are not familiar with and you could not get any reception on any of your devices you will have to rely on your map skills to get around. Geologists , travel agents e.t.c. will have to use maps in their everyday life
1) It is important for people to be able to read maps because technology such as satnavs can fail, and if you are lost then a map can save you a lot of trouble (and potentially your life). 2) Explorers would use maps a lot because they could know where their destination was relative to their current position, or easily find a way back.
ReplyDelete-George Holderness 9Y
Maps are essential for holidays or car journeys, because if you don't have a satnav then you would'nt have any other way to find out where you need to go. maps also have other reasons that make them important, such as route planning or just looking up where a place is. Maps are good for this because they show a full view of a whole city, state or country.
ReplyDelete-Rhydian Crabb 9y
It is very important for people to read maps even nowadays because some people go out hiking or for a pilgrimage or maybe just a day out and if they get lost then if they use a map they could be able to find out where they are and how they could get back on track. People who might use them regularly are people who always go out into the countryside and need to find out where they need/want to go.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it important for people to be able to read maps?
ReplyDeleteIn case you get lost and it is a last resort with no other means of navigation.
What are maps used for and who might use them regularly?
Maps are used to navigate the area around you. Taxi drivers, fishermen and basically any job which need you to travel to areas you are not confident or familiar with.
Zaid Almaaliki 9C
Katie Mccullagh 9R
ReplyDeleteIt is important for people to be able to read maps so if you are in a place that is unfamiliar to you a map is a way you can work out where you are. Maps can can also be used to plan where you are going is you are going on holiday. Someone who would use a map is a geologist or a pilot
It is important because if you forget to charge your phone, then you could be stuck in the middle of no-where with no idea how to get to your destination.
ReplyDelete- Georgina
I think that it is very important to be able to read maps because if you get lost somewhere a map can easily help u get to where you need yo be. It also helps you to plan routes which is very helpful.
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ReplyDeleteIt is important for people to be able to read maps because if you are lost in a place you don't know, a map can help you find where you are and to get you to the place you need to go. Furthermore, it is the most simplest and quickest way of planning a route for your journey; wherever you are and whenever/whatever the time.
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Many jobs involve map reading like pilots, taxi drivers who use them to navigate people around areas captains of ships, travel agents and geologists.
YOGESH NANDA - 9 FOUNTAINS
ReplyDeleteI think its is important for people to read maps because it makes the barrier to learning unknown lands less of a hassle and tourists use
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t because it can be a more reliable option to navigating.
Shahab Othman 9F
it is important for people to be able to read maps as if they were going around a unfamiliar place they would be able to find their way around, but only if they understand maps
ReplyDeletemaps can be used for making surveys of places and find your way around places
people like mountaineers and tourists would use maps (as well as lots of other people) so they can know things like landmarks, distances and heights which are all important things to know
-Savannah Hewson 9D
I think that it is important to read maps because it may help you in a difficult situation for example when your lost you need to know how to read a map to find out where you are or where you need to go. people may ask why cant you use your phone? Well it may not be accurate and may run out of battery and maps don't just fade away. The people who may use maps are geologists, drivers, hikers, explores and many more.
ReplyDelete-Alexandra Grigorian 9C
It is important for people to be able to read maps as if you were lost, for example, on holiday in a foreign country, you would need map reading skills to find your way back to your hotel or house. Maps are also useful if you need to plan a route out- they show large areas of land and allow you to look at lots at once, as opposed to a phone or sat nav, where only a small section of map is visible at one time. It is also important not to rely on mobile phone GPS as it may be that there is slow or no connection in an emergency.
ReplyDeleteMaya Stimson 9D
Maps are very important to be able to read as if you were lost, for example on holiday in a foreign country, then you would need to be able to read a map to find your way back to your hotel or house. Maps are also useful for planning routes, as you can see large areas of land at one time and can also show relief of land, as opposed to phones or satnavs which don't show relief and are only able to show small sections of a map at one time. It is also important not to be reliant on your phone GPS, as in an emergency there might be no connection, and then you would be stuck.
ReplyDeletemaps are very important to find places by using scale to measure how far is the place from you and 4 and 6 digits to see where the place your going is.
ReplyDeleteby francesc ventura
miss edward class
it is important for people to be able to read maps so that they can navigate themselves around without relying on technology or sign posts. It can also help people if they get lost somewhere. The people who would use maps are tourists, army, sailors basically anyone who needs to find their way around without access to a satnav.
ReplyDelete-Henry Keeley 9R
I believe that reading maps ISN'T important now we have google maps. Technology is so much better and faster than reading maps, and it is MORE accurate than OS maps (they use their data (I think, they have as much data at least because they have elevation data and the like) and also use their own, like street view). For example, I need to find our school. I can search it on google maps and be there in 5-20 seconds. On an OS map, I have to go to the index, find the referance number, find the referance points and I am there in a minute(?) Now imagine how long it takes to get all the data google gets with directions on an OS map. There are no problems with google maps, unless you are going to go to a jungle, where there is no power, and you cannot borrow anyone elses phone. Google maps can be downloaded to use offline, and your phone is unlikely to run out of power in a bad situation, and even then it is not the end of the world. Cars have places to charge phones, people can tell you simple directions. This isn’t a strong enough point to say it is important to read maps.
ReplyDeleteAdam Carruthers 9D
It is important for people to be able to read maps because firstly, if you got lost somewhere and you had no technology you would need to use a map to find out where to go. Secondly, maps allow you to know what is in a certain area. Thirdly, maps are more reliable than phones, sat-navs, etc... because they don't die.
ReplyDeleteMaps are used to navigate around different areas easily. The people that use them are taxi drivers, pilots, hikers, tourist and more.
It is important for people to be able to read maps as if we get lost, and technology fails us, we can use maps to find are way back. Also, map reading doesn't rely on anything else, for example GPS signal therefore a map can be used anywhere.
ReplyDeleteMaps are used by a lot of different people, for example a tourist finding their way around a city, as well as people in the army or scouts.
-Oliver McAllister-9C-
It is very important to be able to read maps, as it allows you to find your way back if you get lost. Also maps do not rely on anything else, so you can use it anywhere, even if you don't have mobile signal.
ReplyDeleteLots of people use maps for example, a tourist would use a map to navigate around a city, and hikers or scouts use maps to explore the country. Maps are also used by the navy and army.
-Oliver McAllister 9C-
it is important for people to be able to read maps because say you are lost somewhere and all you had was a map! you would have to use your map skills to find your way to the place you were planing to go to. As people go on holiday they go places outside their hotel, to get back you would have to be able to read a map to get back.
ReplyDeletemaps are used for getting you from one point to another. people who use maps are usually tourists who are new to an area or place. sailors use maps alot especially that they are on a boat therefore they have to know their route as there is no other way.
- Fadi Almasri 9R
It is important to read maps so you can travel to different places and destinations accurately with less of a chance of getting lost and if you do get lost there is something to help navigate you back there.You can also find new places that you might want to visit that might not be on things like mobile phones that need connection and would be able to plan and find the quickest or more affiant route to take. Map skills are good for if your on a holiday and you want to know how to get to different places or even find out more information on them that you wouldn't get with other electronic devises or if you are lost and need to find your way back.
ReplyDelete-Georgia Dramchini 9R
It is important for people to be able to read maps so they can navigate by themselves and not having to use sign posts. The people who would use maps regularly are tourists so they can go to places they want.
ReplyDeleteBRANDON LUU 9W
MR BOWENS CLASS
It is important for people to be able to read maps so they can navigate by themselves and not have to rely on signs. People who would use maps are mostly tourists so they can get from place to place easily.
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Brandon Luu 9W
Samuel Thwaites 9W
ReplyDeleteIt is important for people to be able to read maps so they can find and navigate their way from A to B without getting lost. If you try and use techy stuff then it might go wrong / run out of power / lose signal and so therefore, you would need a map. Maps are an internationally recognised means of navigation. maps are used regularly by motorists, sailers, military forces and mountaineers, ETC... .
it is important for people to be able to read maps as if you get lost you may need to read a map to not be lost. It is also an important life skill that is just useful in life. maps can b used 4 many things such as a tour guide climber and even a tourist. people regulary use it e.g in cars whilst walking around a new town and for sports like orienteering!
ReplyDeletepoppy xx 9T- mr bowens class
Maps are important because they allow us to know where we are going. A map can give us direction when we are in unknown areas. Maps also allow people to know what is in certain areas covered by the map.
ReplyDeleteRobert Evans 9T
Why is it important for people to be able to read maps?
ReplyDeleteSo if you get lost you have a way of getting back to where you are meant to be. it is also a very important life skill for if you move about travel/camping.
What are maps used for and who might use them regularly?
maps are used to find and locate where you are and how you can get to your desired location. people who use maps would be tourists,explorers, travelers and everday citizens going about their day to day lives.
-malory dennison 9w
It is important for people to be able to read maps as many people travel abroad and statistics show that only 40% of tourists already know the area that they travel to. Maps enable people to see where locationas are on a 2d scale and even go into the slightest details such as if a forest is deciduous, coniferous or mixed. Tourists will me most likely to be in need of a map as they will go exploring the local area or even somewhere a bit far off. With a map they can see where they need to go and statistics also have shown that 70% of people use maps when travelling abroad if they do not speak the language or dont know where they are going. Maps are really useful and beneficial to everyone! :D
ReplyDelete- Cole Marshall-Phillips 9W