Map Features
What Cardinal Directions do we use on maps?
North, East, South, West
What is the largest body of water represented on a map?
Oceans
What major buildings are normally labeled on a map?
Hospitals, restaurants, stores, airports
What body of water covers most of our planet?
Oceans
What is the purpose of maps?
To give directions
What does a physical map show?
Physical features like landforms and water
What is a manmade structure?
Buildings created by humans
What body of water do we build bridges over?
Rivers
What symbol do we use to show direction?
Compass Rose
What type of water landforms are labeled on maps?
Oceans, lakes, rivers, waterfalls
What ways of travel are labeled on maps?
Roads, highways, bridges, rivers, oceans
Rain and snow melt run downhill in what smaller bodies of water that join rivers and lakes?
Streams
What map feature labels the symbols used on maps?
The Key
What physical landforms can we find labeled on maps?
Mountains, plateaus, volcanoes, valleys, hills, plains, islands
What bodies of water are manmade?
Dams, reservoirs
Water coming down from a height into another body of water is called a _______.
Waterfall
What colors normally represent water and land on maps?
Blue and green
What are two maps called that show our entire planet?
Globe & Atlas
Manmade structures can usually be found around what bodies of water?
Oceans, rivers, lakes
What is water that soaks below the dirt and soil called?
Ground water