Individuals & Societies for the IB MYP 1: by Concept

2 How can maps provide us with a

sense of time, place and space?
Activity: Interactive and digital maps
Here are some interesting interactive and digital maps for you to explore:

 J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth: http://lotrproject.com/map/#zoom=3&lat=-

1315.5&lon=1500&layers=BTTTTT
 The Psalter World Map from 1265; Fra Mauro’s ‘World Map’ from 1450; Gutiérrez’ ‘The
Americas’ from 1562; and Stephen Walter’s ‘The Island’ from 2008 depicting London as a
geographically separate entity from the rest of the UK:
www.bl.uk/magnificentmaps/map4.html

Extension:
 Interactive geological maps: http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/maps.html
 Interactive historical maps: http://www.oldmapsonline.org
 Interactive weather maps: www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/map

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