CBSE Class 5 · Mathematics
Maps and Locations
Official NCERT chapter from Math-Mela (book code eemm1). ExamMaster notes are original teaching at CBSE Class 5 depth.
This lesson follows the official chapter “Maps and Locations” in Math-Mela. The words below are ExamMaster’s teaching, not a paste from the book. Use the NCERT chapter for the classroom sequence; use these notes to hold the idea without copying exercises or figures.
- CBSE Class 5
- Easy level
- 8 concepts
1North, south, east, and west are four named directions
Four names on a cross: N opposite S, E opposite W. A fifth invented name is not this cross.
“That way” is not a named direction.
Figure. North, south, east and west are four fixed names around one place. They are not “up the page” until a map says so.
How it works
- Draw the crossN up if the map says so.
- Name oppositesN–S, E–W.
- Refuse a fifth cardinalFour names.
2Face the rising Sun to name east
The rising Sun names east on the ground (when you can see it). Then right is south, left is north, behind is west — if you face east.
A poster Sun is not the rising Sun.
Figure. Stand facing the rising Sun. That facing direction is east. The name is the facing, not a colour on a wall.
How it works
- Find sunrise if you canThat way is east.
- Face itForward = east.
- Name the other three from that facingRight south, left north, behind west.
3Left and right become south and north when you face east
Left/right hang on facing. When facing east, left is north and right is south. Turn, and left is a new left.
Do not reuse playground-left on a map after you turn.
Figure. Once you face east, your left hand points north and your right hand points south. Left and right wait for a facing.
How it works
- Fix facingEast.
- Map left → north, right → southThis facing only.
- If you turn, redo the mapLeft moved.
4A map keeps those names fixed
A map’s north is marked and stays. You rotate the map to match the ground; you do not rename N as E.
A map without a north mark is easier to lie with.
Figure. On a map the four names stay put: north at the top edge, south at the bottom, east right, west left. Turning the paper does not rename them.
How it works
- Find the N markThe map’s north.
- Line it up with ground north if you canThen the other names fit.
- Keep N as NDo not rename because you turned.
5Birds migrate along a path you can name
A migration path is a sequence of named directions and landmarks: south to the lake, then east along the river.
“They flew away” is not a path.
Figure. A migration is a path you can name with the same four words. “Towards north” is a direction, not a guess.
How it works
- Name a start landmarkThis sanctuary.
- Name a direction or next landmarkSouth, or the lake.
- Write the path as namesA sequence.
6A compass is another way to name the same four
A compass needle that finds north lets you name the same N, E, S, W. It is a tool, not a fifth direction.
A broken compass is not a new map.
Figure. A compass needle points north. The other three names sit around it in the same order as on the map.
How it works
- Let the needle settleNorth.
- Name the other three from thatSame cross.
- Use it to check the map’s NSame four names.
7A location is a place relative to a landmark
“East of the well” is a location. “Somewhere” is not. The landmark comes first.
A location without a landmark is a guess.
Figure. A location is a place said from a landmark: home is east of the school. Without the landmark the name has nothing to hold.
How it works
- Name the landmarkThe well, the gate.
- Name the direction or place-wordEast, behind.
- PointThat pair is the location.
8The sanctuary is the story; the directions are the maths
Birds and a sanctuary are the picture. N, E, S, W and landmarks are the maths.
Do not invent a bird-only east.
Figure. The sanctuary is why you opened the map. North and east are the maths that keep the path honest.
How it works
- Keep the settingA sanctuary.
- Name directions from a facing or a mapThe four.
- Use ordinary cardinalsThe birds are not a new rule.
Facing the rising Sun, your right is
- South
- North
- East again
Face east: right is south.
Notes
- The official chapter title is “Maps and Locations”. Teach the school test for that title, not a contest shortcut.
- If a step needs a later class, stop. The next official chapter will pick it up.
Recap
Hold these pegs from the official chapter “Maps and Locations”. The wording is ExamMaster’s teaching, not a textbook recap.
- North, south, east, and west are four named directions
- Four names on a cross: N opposite S, E opposite W.
- Face the rising Sun to name east
- The rising Sun names east on the ground (when you can see it).
- Left and right become south and north when you face east
- Left/right hang on facing. When facing east, left is north and right is south. Turn, and left is a new left.
- A map keeps those names fixed
- A map’s north is marked and stays. You rotate the map to match the ground; you do not rename N as E.
- Birds migrate along a path you can name
- A migration path is a sequence of named directions and landmarks: south to the lake, then east along the river.
- A compass is another way to name the same four
- A compass needle that finds north lets you name the same N, E, S, W.
Practise Maps and Locations
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- Timed mocks scored with the real marking scheme
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