Parts of a Map
You draw a tree to represent a forest. The tree is called a
What is a symbol?
If you are standing in Alexander Mackenzie, in what direction is Lake Huron?
True or False: You can use a map to plan out driving routes?
What is True?
UTHOS
What is SOUTH?
This shows you what direction is North.
What is a Compass Rose?
What is South?
The map scale says that 1 inch = 200 miles. On the map, Bigtown is 2 inches away from Smalltown. How far away are the towns in real life?
What is 400 miles?
BYMSLO
What is SYMBOL?
This tells us what a map is about.
What is the Title?
If you are in Sarnia, in what direction would you have to travel to get to the Arctic?
What is North?
True or False You can use a map legend in the same way that you use a map key.
What is true?
LESCA
What is SCALE?
If you are in Sarnia, in what direction would you have to travel to get to British Columbia?
What is West?
True or False: A globe is a type of map?
What is True?
PACMOSS
What is COMPASS?
This helps you to estimate the distance between two places on a map.
If you are in Sarnia, in what direction would you have to travel to get to Nova Scotia?
What is East?
True or False: North is always pointing up on a map?
What is false?
NCRDIAAL
What is CARDINAL?