Maps and Locations MATHS - Maps and Locations

Sonia moves 15 km towards West. From there she takes a left turn and started moving. In which direction is she moving now?

A ship is sailing from the point Q towards the South direction. It covers a distance of 75 km and reaches the point M. However, due to heavy storm, it takes a left turn and starts moving in the same direction for another 50 km and reaches the point F. Find the total distance covered by the ship.

The railway station is two places away from the post office on the same road. What does this mean?

You are at the bus stop. The bank is in front of you, and the mall is behind you. The bank is to the ________ of mall if mall is in South direction.

If the library is between the school and the market on a straight road, where is the library located?

Children observe a map of the zoo drawn on a grid. Each vertical line (column) and horizontal line (row) is marked with a number. To reach the Panda, we will start from zero. Move one step horizontally east and reach the first column.
Move up (vertically) one step north and reach the first row.
The panda is where the first row and the first column meet

The location of the tortoise is (4, 1). What is at (1,4)?

To collect food, the ant can only crawl along the dotted lines on the grid. The arrows show the direction in which the ant can move.

Identify other routes to reach the point where apple is located. Which one is the shortest?

Children are at a bird-watching camp. Read the clues and colour the tents in the camp accordingly.
The tent to the west of the road is blue.
The tent closest to the lake is green.
The tent north of the green tent is purple.
The tent south of the lake is yellow.

Now, draw a tent to the east of the lake

Manu is facing the rising Sun.
That direction is east.
His left hand is pointing in the north direction.

His right hand is pointing in the south direction.
Which way is west?

Children will get off the bus at the Qutb Minar metro station. To reach the zoo, they need to get off the metro at the Supreme Court metro station. Here is the metro map for your reference.
Read the key to the symbols and identify them on the map.

Q.1. What do the different coloured lines represent?
Q.2. Mark the Qutb Minar station on the Yellow Line and the Supreme Court Station on the Blue Line.

Write the names of the things that are placed in the following directions.
East ____________________
West ____________________
North ____________________
South ____________________

Write the directions of the following in relation to the girl.
Window ________
Bed ________
Cupboard ________
Bedside table ________

Make a map showing the different places in your school. Make a key for the symbols used in the map. Hide some objects in these places.
Mark the positions where things are hidden with red dots or flags. Now, challenge your friends to find the hidden things by reading the map.
A sample map and its key are given below.

Study the map carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Q.1. Look at the metro map and trace different routes from the Qutb Minar metro station to the Supreme Court metro station.
Q.2. Lali says, “We can take the Yellow Line and change the metro at Hauz Khas to take the Magenta Line.”
Q.3. Which route has the least number of stations between Qutb Minar and Supreme Court?
Q.4. Which metro route(s), do you think, is/are the best way to reach the zoo from Qutb Minar?

Look at the picture and answer the questions.
Bus Route

Q.1. Whose houses are situated to the east of Jaideep’s house?
Q.2. Mark the route from Ravi’s house to the children’s park.
Q.3. Which stop is closer to Lali’s house?
Q.4. Golu is running late. Trace the route to help him reach the nearest bus stop.

Children observe a map of the zoo drawn on a grid. Each vertical line (column) and horizontal line (row) is marked with a number. To reach the Panda, we will start from zero. Move one step horizontally east and reach the first column.
Move up (vertically) one step north and reach the first row.
The panda is where the first row and the first column meet

Answer the following questions now:
Q.1. Place dots of different colours on the following positions.
(a) (8, 3) (Red)
(b) (2, 9) (Green)
(c) (7, 3) (Blue)
(d) (3, 8) (Orange)
(e) (8, 6) (Black)
(f) (6, 6) (Pink)

Children observe a map of the zoo drawn on a grid. Each vertical line (column) and horizontal line (row) is marked with a number. To reach the Panda, we will start from zero. Move one step horizontally east and reach the first column.
Move up (vertically) one step north and reach the first row.
The panda is where the first row and the first column meet

Answer the following questions now:
Write the position of the following animals on the map.
(a) Lion ________
(b) Elephant ________
(c) Tortoise ________
(d) Deer ________
(e) Panda ________
(f) Crocodile ________