Geography
This feature on a map helps to explain the meaning of symbols.
What is a key?
This map feature indicates North, East, South and West.
What is a compass rose?
This type of map best helps identify major roads and highways in an area.
What is a road map?
Without a compass rose on your map, you might need to stop and ask for these.
What is directions?
This tool is used to determine the distance between two points on a map.
What is a scale?
This type of map highlights countries and their capitals.
What is a political map?
People in this region often work in fishing and shipping industries because of access to the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the Northeast Region?
This type of map only shows boundaries and capitals.
What is a political map?
This type of map is used to understand the physical geography of a location, including mountains and rivers.
What is a physical map?
This type of map is used to examine how weather patterns differ across regions.
What is a climate map?
People in this region depend on a long growing season and access to rivers and the Gulf of Mexico to support trade and transportation.
What is the Southeast region?
This type of map highlights physical features like mountains.
What is a physical map?
This type of map would be most useful for planning a hike in a mountainous area.
What is a topographic map?
This type of map differs from other types, as it focuses on specific topics like population or weather.
What is a thematic map?
This city is the capital of Kentucky.
What is Frankfort?
What is Washington D.C. ?
A family wants to live in a region with a dry climate and natural landmarks, like canyons and deserts, and decide on this one.
What is the Southwest region?
Farming is common in this region of the United States due to flat land, rich soil and a moderate climate.
What is the Midwest Region of the United States?
People in this region have easy access to many National Parks and natural wonders that attract tourists, but watch out for earthquakes!
What is the West region?
This river is the longest in the United States.
What is the Mississippi river?