Shows information such as cities, capitals, states and countries.
Political Map
North, South, East, West
Cardinal directions
Earths largest body of water
Ocean
the relationship between the distance shown on a map &the actual distance on earth
scale
shows the natural features of earth
physical map
Northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest
Intermediate directions
Earths largest body of land
continent
a small map or globe set onto another map that shows where the map is located
locator
shows information about past events and where they occurred
Historical Map
a small drawing on a map that shows directions
compass rose
Name the 4 oceans
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian
a small copy of the earth
globe
shows how you can travel from one place to another
Transportation Map
anything that stands for something else
symbol
Name the 7 continents
Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America
half a sphere (you can only see half of the globe at a time).
hemisphere
shows landforms or the shapes that make up earths surface
Landform Map
an explanation of what the symbols on a map represent
map key
In what continent do we live?
North America
an imaginary line that lies halfway between the north and south pole
equator