Map Vocabulary
A model of the Earth in the shape of a sphere?
What is a globe?
flat lands
maps that show the shape of the land
helps you figure out exact distance on a map
What is a Map Scale?
the town I live
What is Livingston?
large areas of land on a map?
What are contitents?
highest land
What are mountains?
this map shows states and national boundaries of a place
What is a Political Map?
this helps you locate places on a map in a pattern of squares
What is a Map Grid?
the state I live in
What is New Jersey?
large areas of water
What are Oceans?
land that is higher than the land around them
What are Hills?
a map that shows weather
What is a Climate Map?
symbol that shows directions
What is a Map Key?
What is Trenton?
a model of a view from above
What is a map?
land with water all around it
What are Islands?
ocean on the eastern side of the United States
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
stands for something that is real on a map
What is a symbol?
capital of the United States of America
What is Washington, D.C.?
directions on map
What is North, South, East and West?
flat high land
we live in this continent
What is North America?
this unlocks the map
What is a Map Key?
the number of continents on earth