Map Parts
Types of Maps
Map Directions
Compass Rose
Miscellaneous
100
Gives names to symbols on a map
Labels
100
Shows population density or the number of people living in a certain area
Population Map
100
These are the 4 Cardinal Directions
North, South, East, West
100
Shows the directions on a map
Compass Rose
100
A picture of a place
Map
200
Tells what the map is about-the main idea of the map
Title
200
Shows divisions or boundaries between continents, countries, states and provinces
Political Map
200
The points in-between the Cardinal Directions
Intermediate Directions
200
The longest points on a Compass Rose
Cardinal Directions
200
True or False: A map always represents a real place
False
300
Explains what the symbols mean
Key/Legend
300
Shows established weather patterns or what the weather or climate is doing in a certain area
Climate or Weather Map
300
The 4 Intermediate Directions
Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast
300
The sun rises in the ______.
East
400
icons used on a map
Symbols
400
Shows the ELEVATION, vegetation or some other feature of the land
Physical Map
400
The sun sets in the ______.
West
400
True or False - Political maps never show oceans, rivers and lakes.
False
500
Measures the distance on a map
Scale
500
Shows uses of the Earth's surface by people. Examples are agricultural, recreational, industry and residential
Land Use/ Resource Map
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