Tag:playground=map

A playground map is a map painted on a paved surface to teach geography to children. The depicted map is usually a colorful political map emphasizing borders. Maps depicting subnational boundaries are common in countries in which memorizing a large set of states or provinces is an important part of the geography curriculum. A playground map is often part of a leisure=schoolyard on the grounds of a primary or elementary school, so that children can play on it during recess, but it can also appear elsewhere, such as at a playground in a park.

How to map a map

Draw a node or area and tag it playground=map. The shape of the area depends on the depicted map and how detailed you want to make the schoolyard.

subject=* and subject:wikidata=* are often used to indicate the extent of the map, such as the country depicted. For example, here are the maps most commonly depicted on playgrounds in the United States:

• subject:wikidata=Q544 for a map of the Solar System
• subject:wikidata=Q16502 for a world map
• subject:wikidata=Q30 for the 50 United States
• subject:wikidata=Q55416584 for the 49 continental United States
• subject:wikidata=Q578170 for the 48 contiguous United States

Use surface=* to indicate whether the map is on an asphalt, concrete, or rubberized surface.

Examples

See also

• boundary=administrative - for the actual, large-scale borders that are depicted on the map at a much smaller scale
• tourism=information + information=map - for a map used for wayfinding by people of all ages (typically raised off the ground)
• tourism=artwork + artwork_type=mural - for a decorative map painted on a wall or on the ground
• Sophox query of playground maps by frequency
• Grade distribution of schools that have playground maps