Vocabulary
Compass Rose
Reading the Map
Map Parts
100

a line that divides one state or country from another

What is border?
100

This is the direction at the top of the compass rose.

What is north?

100

This is where I can find the symbols on my map.


What is the map key?

100

This is the part of the map that lets me know what the map is about.

What is the title?

200

something that stands for something else

What is symbol?

200

This is the direction on the left of the compass rose.

What is west?
200

This map shows this many forests.

What is three?

200

This is the color that water is USUALLY colored on a map.

What is blue?

300

a symbol on a map that shows directions

What is compass rose?

300

This is the direction on the right of the compass rose.

What is east?

300

The lake is in this direction from the city.

What is west?

300

This is the part of the map to help me find my directions. 

What is the compass rose?

400

words at the top of a map that describe what it shows

What is title?

400

This is the direction at the bottom of the compass rose.

What is south?

400

This is on the west side of the river, but not on the east side.

What is the lake?

400

This is the part of the map that tells me what the symbols stand for.

What is the map key?

500

legend, a box in which all symbols on a map are explained

What is legend?

500

A compass rose helps us know where we are going. This is called . . . 

What is direction?

500

The bridge is located in this direction from the mountains.

What is south?

500

This is the part of the map that helps measure distance.

What is the map scale?

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