Long ago, people made maps by watching the world around them. Like when you draw a picture of your room from memory, that’s how they started. They looked at the sun and stars to know directions, and drew mountains and rivers like they were on paper. Sometimes they even used clay or stones to mark places!
Examples
- A child draws a map of their bedroom with lines and circles.
- Grandma uses pebbles in the sand to show where her garden is.
- A farmer sketches a river on a piece of bark.
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See also
- How Did the First Maps Get Their Shapes?
- How Did the First Maps Change the Way We See the World?
- How Did the First Maps Look and Feel?
- How Did the First Map Get Made?
- How Did Maps Change the Way We See the World?
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