MAP SKILLS
A drawing that stands for the real thing.
What is symbol
This river runs from the Southeast Region of the US all the way to Canada.
What is the Mississippi River.
Large are of open, flat land.
What is plain.
Natural resource used to build houses and furniture.
What are trees.
To use something over again
What is recycle.
This tells you what the symbols on a map stand for
What is a map key
This body of water has Mexico to its West and Florida to its East.
What is The Gulf of Mexico.
High landform with steep sides.
What is mountain.
Resources found in nature and can be replaced.
What are renewable resources.
These boundaries are not always the same, they are not set by laws, they do not have a sign to welcome you to them but they do divide the land based on common features.
What are Regional Boundaries?
Helps you find directions on a map
What is a compass or compass rose
This river form a natural boundary between Texas and Mexico.
What is the Rio Grande.
Body of water completely surrounded by land.
What is lake.
The raw material originally found in a tree that we use on our pancakes.
What is maple syrup.
This is effected by the distance of an area to the equator, its distance to a lard body of water, and its elevation.
What is Climate?
What are north, south, west and east
What are cardinal directions.
This state is actually located in the Western Region of the US, but it is placed in the Southwest on most maps.
What is Alaska.
A deep valley with steep rocky walls.
What is canyon.
Copper, gold, oil and coal are examples of
What are nonrenewable resources.
Canada, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania all border this state.
What is New York?
Lines that form a grid on a map to find the absolute location of a place.
What are lines of latitude and lines of longitude.
This mountain range is found in the Western Region of the US.
What are The Rocky Mountains.
Any natural feature on the earth's surface.
What is a landform?
Something in nature that people can use.
What is a natural resource.
Most of the United States has this type of climate.
What is a temperate climate.