Map Vocabulary 1
A round model of the Earth.
What is a globe?
The name of a map.
What is a map title?
What does a star symbol on a map stand for?
What is the capital?
This direction points up ^
What is North?
This type of map is particular focused on one theme.
What is a thematic map?
A mountain or hill with a crater through which lava, rock or gas erupt.
What is a volcano?
Which of the themes have a focus on Absolute and Relative
What is Location
A symbol that shows cardinal and intermediate directions on a map.
What is a compass rose?
A drawing showing features of an area.
What is a map?
What does a triangle symbol on the map stand for?
What is a mountain?
This direction points down.
What is South?
This type of map shows mountains, lakes, rivers, forest and National parks.
What is a Physical map?
A large body of salt water surrounding a continent.
What is the ocean?
Which of the themes ask the question What is it like?
What is Place
What is the name of the person who makes maps
What is a cartographer
A dotted line on a map showing the edge of a city, state or country.
What is a border?
What is a straight bold line on a map?
What is a highway?
In what direction is Virginia from DC ?
What is South?
This type of map shows highways, roads, cities and states.
What is a Political map?
A raised area of land; not as high as a mountain
What is a hill?
Which of the five themes focuses on goods, items, and ideas?
What is movement?
A list that explains the symbols on a map.
What is a map key?
One of the seven largest areas of land on Earth; Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, North America, South America and Europe.
What are the continents?
a dotted line (---------)on a map key stands for this.
What is a state border?
What direction is DC to California?
What is West?
A form of measurement to calculate distance on a map.
What is a map scale?
A body of water completely surrounded by land.
What is a lake?
Which of the five themes is focused on how we impact the world and how the world impacts us
What is Human Environmental Interactions
A picture that stands for something real; such as mountains, trees, parks or hospitals.
What is a map symbol?
A large body of saltwater that covers 71% of the Earth.
What is the ocean?
Bold, squiggly lines on the map
What is a river or lake
True or False. The North Pole is a real pole in the ground
False
Lines on a map to show where different items are located. Exp. C3
What are grid lines or index?
The continent where we live.
What is North America?
Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, West describe which of the five themes
What is Region