Map 1
What are the cardinal directions?
North, south, east and west
What is a drawing that represents an actual object?
Symbol
A piece of land that is surrounded by water.
Island
This is a place where we can find the symbols on a map.
Map key or legend
The place where it shows the directions on a map.
A compass rose
The place that compares distances on a map
A map scale
What is a type of text feature found on a map?
Answers will vary - bold, italic, capitalization
What is a narrow valley with steep sides?
Canyon
What do you call NW, SW, SE, NE?
Intermediate directions
What is the map title?
The title of the map that tells what it is about.
What do you call a map that shows landforms?
A physical map
What do you call a map that shows mainly boundaries?
A political map
What is a small steep piece of land that is raised above the land around it?
Butte
What do you call a map that mainly shows themes?
Thematic map
The imaginary lines that run north and south.
Longitude Lines
The imaginary lines that run east and west.
Latitude lines
Before we read a map, we should always look at what?
Legend or key
A large, grassy area of land.
Plains
A national capital usually has a symbol of what?
A circle with a star.
What is a sphere map that is flattened called?
Map projection
What does the word elevation mean?
The height of the land. (above sea level)
The latitude line that is 0 degrees.
Equator
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
Penninsula
The longitude line that is 0 degrees.
Prime meridian
What is a hemisphere?
Half of Earth. Can be N, S, E or W.