Class 5 Maths Chapter 8 Mapping Your Way – Complete Notes

🗺️ Chapter 8 – Mapping Your Way

Class: 5 (CBSE)
Subject: Mathematics
Main Concepts: Maps, Directions, Scale, Distance, Area, Grids

📘 Introduction

A map is a drawing of a place seen from above. Maps help us understand:

Where places are
How far they are
In which direction they lie

In this chapter, we learn to read maps, find directions, measure distance, use scale, and compare areas.

🏛️ India Gate and Rajpath (Real-Life Map Reading)

Ashi and her friends are sitting near India Gate during the Republic Day parade. They see roads like Rajpath, Janpath, and nearby buildings such as Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Maps show important places using symbols and names.

🧭 Directions on a Map

Every map has four main directions:

Direction	Meaning
North (N)	Upwards on the map
South (S)	Downwards on the map
East (E)	Right side of the map
West (W)	Left side of the map

👉 Directions help us tell where one place is with respect to another.

📐 Angles between Roads

When two roads cross each other, they form an angle.

If the angle is $90^\circ$, the roads are said to be at a right angle.

🔷 Central Hexagon

Some parts of Delhi have a special shape called a hexagon.

A hexagon has:

$6$ sides
$6$ corners

📏 What is Scale?

A map cannot show real distances exactly. So we use a scale.

Example scale: $2 \text{ cm on map} = 1 \text{ km on ground}$

This means:

$1 \text{ cm} = \dfrac{1}{2} \text{ km}$

📍 Measuring Distance Using Scale

If the distance between two places on the map is $4$ cm and the scale is:

$2 \text{ cm} = 1 \text{ km}$

Then actual distance:

$4 \text{ cm} = 2 \text{ km}$

🧮 Fractions & Ratios in Scale

Scale is a ratio.

Example: $\dfrac{\text{Map Distance}}{\text{Real Distance}} = \dfrac{1}{100000}$

🏰 Trip to Red Fort (Following a Route)

Inside the Red Fort, places like:

Lahori Gate
Meena Bazar
Diwan-e-Aam
Diwan-e-Khaas

are shown on a map to help visitors move easily.

🔍 Nearest & Farthest Places

Using maps, we can find:

Which place is nearer
Which place is farther

Distances are compared using the same scale.

📐 Make It Bigger, Make It Smaller

Pictures and maps can be enlarged or reduced using grids.

If the side of a square becomes twice:

Side becomes $2$ times
Area becomes $2^2 = 4$ times

🏫 Ashi’s School Map (Area & Position)

The school is shown using a square grid. Each square represents a fixed area.

Area is measured by counting squares.

📏 Area Comparison

If the assembly ground covers $40$ squares and the office covers $10$ squares:

Assembly ground is $\dfrac{40}{10} = 4$ times bigger.

🧠 Distances Between Towns

Maps also help us estimate distances between towns.

Scale example: $1 \text{ cm} = 10 \text{ km}$

✍️ Practice Questions

1) What is a map?

2) What are the four main directions?

3) If $2$ cm on map = $1$ km, what distance does $6$ cm show?

4) A square side is doubled. How many times does its area increase?

5) Which direction is east on a map?

✅ Quick Revision

✔ Maps show places from the top
✔ Directions help locate places
✔ Scale connects map distance to real distance
✔ Area depends on square of the side
✔ Grids help compare area easily

🎉 Chapter Complete

After studying this chapter, students can confidently read maps, use scale, measure distance, find directions, and compare areas.

Class 5 Maths Worksheet – Mapping Your Way

📝 Complete Worksheet – Mapping Your Way

Class: 5 (CBSE)
Chapter: Mapping Your Way
Main Topics: Maps, Directions, Scale, Distance, Area, Grids 🎯

Section A – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Q1. A map shows a place as seen from:

(a) the front

(b) the side

(d) the bottom

Q2. On most maps, which direction is shown at the top?

(a) South

(b) East

(d) North

Q3. If the scale is $2$ cm = $1$ km, then $6$ cm represents:

(a) $2$ km

(b) $3$ km

(d) $6$ km

Q4. When two roads meet at $90^\circ$, they form:

(a) an acute angle

(b) an obtuse angle

(d) a straight line

✔ Q1 → (c) the top
✔ Q2 → (d) North
✔ Q3 → (b) $3$ km
✔ Q4 → (c) a right angle

Section B – Fill in the Blanks

1) A map is a __________ of a place seen from above.

2) The four main directions are North, South, East and __________.

3) Scale shows the relationship between __________ distance and __________ distance.

4) If the side of a square becomes $2$ times, its area becomes __________ times.

✔ drawing
✔ West
✔ map, real
✔ $2^2 = 4$

Section C – Very Short Answer Questions

1) What is a map?

2) Name any two main directions.

3) What does scale tell us?

✔ A drawing of a place as seen from above.
✔ North and South (any two)
✔ It tells the relation between map distance and real distance.

Section D – Short Answer Questions

Q1. What is meant by scale on a map?

Q2. If $1$ cm on a map shows $\dfrac{1}{2}$ km, what distance does $4$ cm show?

Q3. Why are grids useful on maps?

✔ Scale shows how map distance is related to real distance.
✔ $4$ cm = $2$ km
✔ Grids help locate places and compare area easily.

Section E – Long Answer Questions

Q1. Explain how directions help us while reading a map.

Q2. A playground covers $24$ squares and a classroom covers $6$ squares on a grid map. How many times bigger is the playground?

✔ Directions tell the position of one place with respect to another.
✔ $\dfrac{24}{6} = 4$ times

Section F – HOTS / Thinking Questions ⭐

Q1. If the side of a square map becomes $3$ times, how many times does its area increase?

Q2. A map scale is $1$ cm = $10$ km. What real distance is shown by $7$ cm?

✔ Area becomes $3^2 = 9$ times
✔ $7 \\times 10 = 70$ km

🎯 Worksheet Complete

✔ Revise directions daily
✔ Practice scale-based questions
✔ Understand area using grids
✔ You are now **exam-ready** ✅