Parts of a Map
This helps you know which way is north, south, east and west on a map.
What is a compass rose?
A type of map that shows features such as mountains, rivers and lakes.
What is a physical map?
A type of region with a shared characteristic that has a high level of consistency such as language or climate.
What is a formal region?
A factor such as what foods are eaten in a particular place
What is a social factor?
If someone was coming over to your house, you would use this type of location
What is absolute location?
This tells you what a map is about.
What is the title?
A type of map that shows states, cities and other borders.
What is a political map?
A region based on people's feelings, beliefs, and attitudes such as "The south"
What is a perceptual region?
A factor such as paying taxes every year
What is an economic factor?
If someone said Roosevelt is near the Bush's on Walzem, it would be this type of location
What is relative location?
This explains what the symbols on a map mean.
What is a key or legend?
A type of map that shows one certain topic on it.
What is a thematic map?
A region that is organized around a specific area such as cell service or pizza delivery.
What is a functional region?
A factor such as having a democratic government
What is a political factor?
Putting on a sweater when it's cold is an example of this
What is adapting or to adapt?
These lines are also known as parallels.
What are lines of latitude?
A map that helps if you're hiking and need to know elevation of mountains and other areas.
What is a topographic map?
A type of location that gives exact coordinates or an address
What is absolute location?
A factor such as playing soccer or speaking Italian
What is a social factor?
When a place needs a resource to survive such as a river or lake
What is to depend?
These lines are also known as meridians.
A type of map you would use to understand weather and temperatures of a place.
What is a climate map?
What is modifying?
A factor such as living in the Rocky Mountains
What is a geographic factor?
The state of Texas is an example of this type of region
What is a formal region?