Read the text again. What other symbols are
on a map?
MAPS
A map is a representation of a place.
It's got a scale and a legend. A scale of
1.100.000 means that one centimetre on
the map equals 100,000 centimetres.
or one kilometre, in the place.
There are some symbols in the legend. An area
with green trees is a forest and a blue line is a
river. A black dotted line is a path.
There is a small black triangle and a number
for a hill. The number, for example, 279, means
that the hill is 279 metres high. Red lines are
roads, and a railway is a black line with smaller
lines on it. A black circle on a railway is a train
station. A red area is a city or town. Next to the
red area is the name of the city.