Parts of a Map
Continents and Oceans
United States Regions
Map Vocabulary words
Types of Maps
100

This shows the direction on a map

Compass Rose

100

This is the continent that we live on

North America

100
This region includes Florida and Georgia

Southeast Region

100

A flat drawing of the whole Earth

a map

100

The _____________ of map tells us the subject of the map

Title

200

This important part of a map shows the symbols and what they mean

Key or Legend

200

This continent is the smallest and it is also a country

Australia

200

This region contains the largest city in the United States, New York City

The Northeast region

200

The imaginary vertical line that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres

The Prime Meridian

200

A map that shows state and country borders

Political Map

300

These are imaginary horizontal lines that run parallel to the equator

Lines of Latitude

300

This is the largest ocean

Pacific Ocean

300

Texas and Oklahoma belong to this region

Southwest Region

300

This term means north, south, east and west

Cardinal Directions

300

This map shows physical features like mountains and rivers

Physical Map

400

This is the name of the horizontal line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres

Equator

400

This continent is mostly covered in ice

Antarctica

400

This region includes California, Oregon and Washington

The West Region

400

A sphere representation of the Earth

globe
400

A map that shows weather conditions like temperature or rainfall

A climate map

500

This is a map feature that helps you measure the distance 

Scale

500

This is the largest continent 

Asia

500

This region is known for its dairy, farming, rolling hills, and includes Wisconsin

The Midwest Region

500

Northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest are all ___________________ directions

Intermediate Directions

500
This type of map shows elevation through the use of contour lines

Topographic map

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