Things on a map
Something that stands for something else.
What is a symbol?
This shows information such as cities, capital cities, states, and countries.
What is a political map?
An imaginary line that divides one place from another.
What is a border?
A narrow chain of mountains.
What is a ridge?
This shows relationships between distances on a map and real distances.
What is a scale?
A map that shows the natural features of Earth.
What is a physical map?
The study of Earth and all the different things on it.
What is geography?
The main directions.
What are cardinal directions?
A small drawing on a map to help you find directions.
What is a compass rose?
A map that shows the shapes that make up Earth's surface.
What is a landform map?
Shapes that make up Earth's surface.
What is a landform?
The in-between directions?
What are intermediate directions?
A small map set onto a larger map.
What is a locator?
A map that shows how you can travel from one place to another.
What is a transportation map?
A large area of nearly flat land.
What is a plain?
What river system is the Schuykill River in?
It is the Delaware River System.
This gives the meaning of symbols used on a map.
What is a map key?
A map that shows information about past events and where they occurred.
What is a historical map?
A low patch of land between the hills.
What is a valley?
What is the capital of Pennsylvania?
It is Harrisburg.