Types of Maps
Latitude & Longitude
Map Skills Potpourri
Vocab
Parts of a map
100

This map shows areas where large groups of people live.

What is a population density map?

100
Lines of longitude are also called this.
What are meridians?
100
These are things that stand for other things on a map, such as an airplane standing for an airport.
What are symbols?
100

Definition of Title

heading of a map that tells what the map is

100
This shows the cardinal directions on a map.
What is the compass rose?
200
This map shows the weather trends in a particular area over time.
What is a climate map?
200
Directions that lines of latitude run
What are west to east?
200
These lines show the limits of the territory within a certain area; in football a player might be out of them.
What are boundaries?
200
Definition of Compass Rose

This shows the cardinal directions and intermediate directions

200

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

What are intermediate directions?

300
This kind of map shows that groups of people in certain parts of Virginia speak Spanish, while groups in another park speak Urdu.
What is a language map
300
The main line of latitude is known by this name.
What is the Equator?
300

This is the thing a mapmaker uses to show distance on a map.

What is a scale?

300
Definitition of Kep/Legend

Defines or explains symbols on a map

300
This continent is separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains
What is Europe?
400

This type of map shows the boundaries of a country as well as major cities or capitals.

What is a political map?

400
Longitude lines run in these two directions?
What are north and south?
400
The key to understanding maps is to use this.
What is the legend?
400
Definition of Scale 

This shows distance and size 

400
This continent is also a country.
What is Australia?
500
This type of map shows many things, including that there are more farms in Southeastern Virginia than in Northern Virginia.
What is a product map?
500

The main line of longitude is known as this.

What is Prime Meridian?

500

Someone who makes a map is known as this.

What is a cartographer?

500

Definition of Border 

This defines and limits area on a map

500
This continent is also called the South Pole.
What is Antarctica?
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