The Secretes of the Map
What is a drawing of a country, a region or even Earth's surface?
map
cardinal directions
What are geographical features?
natural parts of the Earth's surface, like mountains, rivers, valleys, and lakes.
What type of map shows the features of landscape?
physical map
What do tourist maps show?
names of streets and important squares, sightseeing places, theatres, cinemas, castles, hospitals, parking areas, cafes, restaurants, and information centres (important information for a tourist)
What is the scale of the tourist map of Budapest on page 87?
Scale: 1:8 500
What is the mnemonic device to remember the cardinal directions?
Never Eat Soggy Waffles/Worms
How are geographical features shown on a physical map?
colours and height numbers
What type of map shows rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water?
hydrographical map
What do you call the section on a map with symbols?
legend or key list
If you reduce something in size, you can give a number that shows how many times smaller your drawing is than real life. What is this called?
scale
What are the four primary cardinal points?
north, south, east, and west
What is the most famous hilly part of Hungary?
in southern Transndanubia - Zala, Somogy, Tolna and Baranya hill ranges
What type of map shows information about elevation?
topographical map
What does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning System
What are detailed drawings of objects, rooms, houses, streets, or places?
ground plans or directory maps
What are the intermediate directions?
north-east, south-east, south-west, and north-west
What is on the side of a map that helps you find out how high or how low the features on your map are?
colour scale
What type of map shows Earth's countries, parts of countries, regions, counties, or even smaller parts of cities and villages?
political map
How are forest paths represented?
What bridge is north of the Parliament Building?
Margit hid
What tool shows the cardinal directions?
a compass
What is usually shown in blue colour and 0 m on a map?
sea level
What do population maps show?
They inform us about the population density of different areas.
What do you call a person who makes maps?
cartographer