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Navigating with Maps

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  • What is MAP?
    A map is a detailed image of an area.
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  • What does the map show us?
    Maps show us where things are, and they also show us how to get somewhere.
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  • What types of maps are there?
    There are maps of buildings and parks. There are maps of the entire world.
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  • What inch on a map might equal?
    An inch on a map might equal a certain number of feet or miles on land.
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  • How many years have people been using maps?
    People have been using maps for thousands of years.
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  • What kind of maps did people also use?
    At one time, people used only paper maps.
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  • Did people carry maps with them?
    They would have to carry the map around if they were using it to find places.
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  • What types of maps do people use today?
    Today, people use a computerized type of map.
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  • How we call computerized type of map?
    It is called a global positioning system.
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  • What GPS uses that circle Earth?
    A GPS uses satellites that orbit Earth.
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  • What send from Satellites?
    They send signals to GPS receivers.
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  • What can show signals from GPS?
    It can show location, speed, and direction.
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  • 10Whom GPS navigator helps most?
    They help pilots and captains navigate as they travel.
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