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

The highest mountain in Australia

Mount Kosciuszko

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

Biscuits sent to soldiers during the war

Anzac biscuit


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
300

Fictional town where “Home and Away” set

Summer Bay


400
icons used on a map
Symbols
400
Shows the ELEVATION, vegetation or some other feature of the land
Physical Map
400

Bremer Bay is _______of Perth, WA. Use Intermediate Directions to describe the relationship of Bremer Bay to Perth, WA - what direction do you have to travel to get to Bremer Bay?

Southeast

400
The sun sets in the ______.
West
400

Number of (standard) time zones are there in Australia. [not including Daylight Saving]

3

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
500

Using latitude which city is further north, London or Berlin.

Berlin is 52°31′N and London is 51°30′N

500
True or False - I can tell the orientation of a Compass Rose and figure out North by the rising and setting of the sun.
True
500

Number of World heritage sites in WA

4 (Shark Bay, Fremantle Prison, Ningaloo Coast & Purnululu National Park)

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