Types of Maps
Location Skills
Directions and Map Skills
100

What kind of map shows mountains, valleys, and rivers? 

physical map

100

What are the four cardinal directions?

North, East, South, West

100

If you start in Columbus and travel to Cleveland, what direction do you go?

North

200

What type of map shows the boarders between states and countries? 

political map 

200

What do we call a location described in comparison to another place?

Relative Location
200

If you start in Cincinnati and go to Columbus, what direction are you traveling? 

Northeast

300

Which map would help you see how many people live in an area?

Population map

300

What kind of location uses longitude and latitude? 

Absolute location 

300

You leave Ohio and go to Pennsylvania- what direction are you traveling?

East

400

If you wanted to find the border between Ohio and Indiana, which map would you use?

Political map

400

If you say Cleveland is North of Columbus, what type of location are you describing?

Relative location

400

You start in Columbus and travel to Kentucky- what direction are you going?

South

500

You are traveling from Cleveland to Cincinnati. What direction are you traveling? 

Southwest 

500

Draw and label a compass rose with ALL directions

picture on board

500

What river forms the Southern boarder of Ohio?

Ohio River

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