Map Features
Directions
Types of Maps
Globes Vs Maps
100
What tool on a map shows the cardinal and intermediate directions?
Compass Rose
100
What are the four cardinal directions?
North, East, South, West
100
Maps show ????? parts of earth, like a city or state.
Small or large
Small
200
What feature on a map shows how to measure the distance?
Scale
200
What are the four intermediate directions?
Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
200
What kind of map shows roads and cities?
Political maps
200
A globe is a ????? of ????????
Fill in the question marks (one word ; two words)
round ; the Earth
300
Which part of the map explains symbols? Give BOTH terms
Legend / Key
300
Label the intermediate direction that is being represented with a ?
Southeast
300
What kind of map shows ow many people live in a place?
Population map
300
A map is a ???? ??????? of the Earth.
Fill in the question marks (two words)
flat picture
400
What part of the map tells you what the map is about or what its contents will be?
Title
400
What direction is between the cardinals north and east?
Northeast
400
What kind of map shows mountains and rivers?
Physical map
400
Maps are more complex because they show .
Fill in the blank
details of small areas
500
What is the imaginary line on a glob that divides Earth into north and south?
equator
500
If Tallahassee is west of Jacksonville, where is Jacksonville?
East
500
What kind of map shows a picture of the land and how high or low it is above the sea level?
Elevation
500
Why do maps have distortion?
Because they are a flat picture of a round Earth