Types of Maps
Cardinal Directions
Intermediate Directions
Parts of Maps
Using Map 3C
100
What type of map shows differernt countries/states/areas of government?
Political Map
100
What state is directly north of Iowa?
Minnesota
100
What direction is Oklahoma from Texas
North
100
What part of the map shows direction?
Compass Rose
100
What is the symbol for the state capitals?
Star
200
What is the type of map that shows landforms like mountains, deserts, and bodies of water
.Physical map
200
What state is directly south of Iowa?
Missouri
200
What direction is Hawaii from Iowa?
Southwest
200
What part of a map would you use to show distance between two places?
Scale
200
What is the symbol for the capital of the country?
Red star inside a white circle
300
What is the name of the map that shows where goods come from and how the land is used?
product/resource map
300
What two states are directly east of Iowa?
Wisconsin and Illinois
300
What direction is Alaska from Iowa?
Northwest
300
Which part of a map explains what colors and symbols stand for?
Map key/legend
300
What color are the names of rivers and lakes?
Blue
400
What type of map shows where streets, highways, and interstates can be found?
Road Map
400
What two states are directly west of Iowa?
South Dakota and Nebraska
400
What direction is Maine from Iowa?
Northeast
400
What are the uses of symbols on a map?
to label landforms and places
400
What color are the labels of land features?
Brown
500
What is a person called who creates maps?
cartographer
500
Antarctica is what direction from the USA?
South
500
What direction is South America from the U.S.A?
Southeast
500
What is the purpose of an "inset" map?
To show a small area of a map in greater detail. (zoom in)
500
About how many miles is it from the eastern border of Nebraska to the western border of Nebraska?
400 Miles
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