Pictorial Maps & Webs

Mytia Darden-Salley

Shanead Daniel

Samantha Greaves

Lanie Williford

What is a pictorial map?• Uses pictures along

with words

• Shows interrelationships among words or concepts

•  Uses illustrations to convey information about geographic locations

• Helps students learn about the world and see it with colorful illustrations

• Concentrates attention on a particular point of an area and often simplify geographic features to make that point.

• Helps students see the world as a collection of different cultures and geographies

What is a pictorial web?• A simplified semantic map

• Does not have a hierarchical organization

• Especially useful for displaying concrete concepts

• Helps recall and comprehend information

• More effective than non-visual ways

• Useful for displaying concrete concepts

How can a pictorial map and pictorial web be used?

• Main idea/topic in the middle

• Branch off for each supporting detail or fact

• Use as many pictures as possible

• No complete sentences

•  To show the cuisine of a country, the industries of a city, the attractions of a tourist town, the history of a region or its holy shrines

Example of a Pictorial Map

Examples of a Pictorial Web

Do It YourselfUsing what you already know, as well

as the information just presented, create a pictorial map or web about

your favorite book.