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The document provides information about maps, including defining what a map is, examples of maps showing classroom and school layouts, and activities answering questions about the maps. It also includes a map of a shopping center with a key of store locations and questions about that map. Finally, it discusses a theater seating chart and questions to test understanding of the chart.

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Notes On Maps

The document provides information about maps, including defining what a map is, examples of maps showing classroom and school layouts, and activities answering questions about the maps. It also includes a map of a shopping center with a key of store locations and questions about that map. Finally, it discusses a theater seating chart and questions to test understanding of the chart.

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MATHEMATICAL LITERACY

GRADE 10 CAPS
TOPIC 5: Maps, plans and other representations of the
physical world

Section 5.2: Maps


Topic 5: Maps, plans and other representations of the
physical world

The following sections will be covered:

5.1. Scale
5.2. Maps
5.3. Plans (instruction/assemble diagrams)

5.4. Plans (floor, elevation and design plans)


5.5. Models
Maps
In Section 5.2, learners will be able to:
 Work with maps showing:
seating plan/layout of a classroom, cinemas and sports
stadium
Layout of the buildings
 Describe the position of an object in relation to the
surrounding objects
 Describe the position of a building in relation to surrounding
buildings
 Find locations, follow directions and develop directions for
travelling
What is a Map?
What is a map?

 A Map is a diagrammatic representation of an area of land


showing landmarks like cities, roads etc.
 We use words like “left”, “right”, “along”, “straight”, “up”,
and “down” to indicate directions on a map.
 We also use words like “around”, “past”, “behind”, and
“between” to indicate directions.
Example 1: Map showing layout for a classroom
Example 1 (continued)
In the layout of a classroom shown above, learners’ tables are
numbered from 1 to 21 down the rows, from front to back,
starting at the door.

a) Which object is closest to the door?

b) Describe the position of table 7.

c) Write down the table number closest to the pillar between


the windows.

d) Describe the shortest route from the door to table 21.


Solutions Example 1
a) The cupboard is closest to the door.

b) Table 7 is at the back of the first row.

b) Table 17

c) From the door, turn left and walk down the first aisle to
the back of the classroom, turn right and walk forward
until you reach table 21.
Activity 1: Map showing the layout of a school ground
Activity 1 (continued)
Use the map in the previous slide to answer the following questions:

a)Describe the position of the hall.

b)Direct a driver from the entrance to the store

c)Describe the position of the tennis court.

d)Describe the surroundings of the hockey/soccer field.

e)Direct a parent in her car from the netball courts to the front of the primary school.
Solutions Activity 1

a) The hall lies between the primary and secondary schools.

b) At the entrance, turn left and follow the road past the
gym, the secondary school, the hall and the primary
school. The store is behind the primary school.
Solutions to Activity 1
c) The tennis courts lie on the far side of the entrance to
the school.

d) The hockey/soccer field has the tennis courts on one


side, the netball on the other and overlooks the rugby
field.

e) Follow the road and turn right at the entrance, then


drive straight on until you reach the primary school.
Layout of a shopping centre
People find the location of places in shopping centres
by:
Consulting the information desk.

Computer monitors which display the layout of the

centre.
Map showing layout of a shopping centre
KEY: Shopping centre layout
INFORMATION

African Arts 19
Autobank 9
Cine 1 10
Cine 2 8
Candy’s clothing 22
Doctor 4
Filmstone Carpets 7
Frank’s Electronics 24
Fred’s Pet Shop 2
Gita’s Groceries 15
Homer’s Homes 6
Internet Cafe 1
Activity 2
Answer the following questions based on the previous two
slides.

a) How many entrances are there in the building?

b) Describe the position of the information desk.

c) Direct a visitor from Entrance 3 to Internet Café.


Solutions Activity 2
a) There are four entrances to the shopping centre.

b) The information desk lies halfway between Entrance


1 and Entrance 4.
c) From Entrance 3, go straight and turn right and go
straight up and turn left, go straight, pass the
information desk till at the Internet Café.
Final Assessment Questions
Study the seating plan of the Pieter Toerien Theatre at
Monte Casino in the following slides and answer the
questions that follow:
1. How many rows are on the Gallery, name them?
2. How many seats are in the Gallery ?
3. How many seats are available for people in wheelchairs, name
them?
4. You and 3 of your friends want to watch a show. The following seats are
available. Which option is the best? Motivate.
a) A1, A10, B17, C19 b) F1, F2, G2, G3 c) A1, BB5, B17, G4
5. What seat lies between K10 and M10?
6. Find the seat number that is eight chairs to the right of BB
7. The usherette takes you through the left entrance, pass five rows down
and points at the fourth seat. What is the number of the seat pointed?
8. Describe the route that an usherette should follow to take a
viewer to seat number K18.
Solutions Final Assessment Questions
1. 4 rows: AA, BB, CC, DD

2. 80 seats

3. 2 seats: M1 and M20

4. Option b. Motivation: we will be sitting together.

5. L10

6. BB13

7. G4

8. Enter through the right and go down, pass two rows then enter row K,
and count three seats.

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