Parts of a Map
Types of Maps
Directions Please
Using the Map
What Map Do I Need?
100

What is this called?

Compass Rose


100

What type of Map is this?

Politcal Map

100

Name the cardinal directions

North, South, East, West

100

What is the national capital of Libya?

Tripoli

*Bonus Point*: How did you know what?

100

I want to know what the capital of Wyoming is?

Political Map

*Bonus Point*: What is the capital of Wyoming?

200

Part of the map that tells us what the map will be about or what the map is showing

Map Title

200

What type of map is this?

Physical Map

200

What country borders India to the North West?

Pakistan

200

What part of Texas do sheep tend to live in?

South West
200
I want to know where the Himalayan Mountains are located

Physical Map

300

What does a Map Key do?

It tell us what the symbols, pictures, and colors on the map mean

300

What type of map is this? 

Climate Map

300

Name TWO cities on the east coast of Australia

Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Gladstone, Bundaberg, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sydney

300

What part of Europe is cold continental?

North East

*Bonus Point*: How do we know this?

300

I want to know what part of Spain has the most people living there

Population Map
400

What part of the map is this?

Bar Scale

*BONUS POINT*: What is it used for?

400

What type of map is this?

Resource Map

400

Using cardinal directions, describe the location of Tajikistan. Give me TWO different ways to locate it.

Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the north.

Tajikistan borders Uzbekistan to the south east.

Tajikistan borders China to west.

Tajikistan borders Kyrgyzstan to the south west.

Tajikistan is located to the north of Afghanistan, to the south east of Uzbekistan, south west of Kyrgyzstan and to the west of China.

400

What continent is the has the lowest population density?

Australia


*Bonus Point* Why do you think this is the case?

400

I want to find where corn grows the most in the United States

Resource Map

500

Imaginary Lines that run throughout the earth that help up measure North to South and East to West

Lines of Latitude and Longitude

*Bonus Point*: What is an important line of latitude?

500

What type of map is this?

Historical Map

500

Using cardinal directions, describe the location of Charleville. Give me TWO different ways to locate it.

Charleville is south west of Bundaberg.

Charleville is north of Cunnamulla.

Charleville is north west of Brisbane.

Charleville is north east of Broken Hill. 

Charleville is south east of Kulgera.

500

Based on the physical features, where do you think most people in China live? (use your cardinal directions)

South East, by the rivers and the coast

500

I want to know what to pack for my vacation to Italy in June

Climate Map

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