The spaces around me

Skills: Finding oneself in space using relative location categories (right, left, far, near)
and associating local references (mountain range, hill, sea, or others) with points of the
compass. // Reading and reporting geographical information through different tools (plans,
maps, globes and diagrams).

Reference points and cardinal directions are very important because

they allow us to locate different elements in space. Plans are used to
facilitate the location of these elements, because they represent small
and medium-sized spaces in a simple way. Plans have images that
represent real elements in them.

1. Look at the image that represents a situation in the morning. Then,

complete the activities.
North

a. Write the cardinal directions in the corresponding boxes.

b. Are these sentences true or false? Draw or next to the

space provided.
The river is in front of the The house is to the left of the boy.
boy.

The dog is to the right of the
boy.
There is a hill in front of the
boy.
The volcano is on the east.
The house is to the south of the
river.
The araucaurias are on the east.
The swing is on the north.
2. Plans use symbols to show certain elements of the real world.
Based on this information, draw a symbol that represents each the
following elements.
House Square Soccer Hospital Bus stop
field

3. Complete the plan by following the instructions.

N SYMBOLS

a. WriteSchool
the
cardinal
directions in the
Hospital
Street 1 corresponding
circles.
Church
Pine Street

b. Complete the
Oak Street

symbolsMuseum
with the
drawings
Street 2 created in
House
activity 2.
c. Draw Square
a house
symbol in the
followingPolice station
locations: in the
square that is to the east of the museum, in the square that is to the
north of the school and in the square that is to the west of the church.
d. Draw a symbol for a square in the central square of the plan.

e. Draw a symbol for a police station in the square that is to the south
of the hospital.
 ANSWER KEY
1. a.
North

West East

b. South

The river is in front of the boy. The house is to the left of the boy.

The do gis to the right of the boy. The house is to the south of the
river.
There is a hill in front of the boy. The araucarias are on the east.

The volcano is on the east. The swing is on the north.

2. The symbols that represent elements in a plan are simple and small.
Teachers have to assess clarity of the symbol. The drawings must be
easy to understand.

3. N
Activity b requires that
students complete the
HOUSE symbols of the plan by
using three symbols
Street 1
created in activity 2. In
this case, the space
provided is smaller;
W E therefore the clarity of the
Pine Street

Oak Street

HOUSE SQUARE
POLICE STATION symbols is essential.
Also, when students
complete the plan with the
Street 2
symbols, these must be
as similar as possible.
HOUSE