Parts of a Map
Resources
Directions
Landforms
Vocabulary
100
The part of the map that shows you what the symbols mean.
What is a map key.
100
Wood comes from this.
What is a tree
100
Name the four cardinal directions.
north, south, east, and west
100
A large body of salty water.
What is an ocean.
100
A large area of land. There are seven on our planet.
What is a continent.
200
The part of the map that tells you what place is shown.
What is the title.
200
A river provides this.
What is water (or fish).
200
To get from the Foss Kits to the whiteboards you need to go_________
north
200
Land that is higher than the land around it.
What is a mountain.
200
Another name for the world we live.
What is Earth.
300
The part of the map that shows the directions.
What is the compass rose.
300
Cotton or wool can be used to make this.
What is clothes (or blankets, or any type of cloth).
300
To get from Alphie to the phone you need to go ________.
west
300
Fresh water that moves across land.
What is a river.
300
Something in nature that people use.
What is a natural resource.
400
The pictures on a map that represent real things.
What are symbols.
400
To make paper we need this resource.
What is a tree.
400
To get from Table F to Table E you need to go ________
South
400
A body of water that has land surrounding it.
What is a lake.
400
A group of mountains.
What is a range.
500
If a map has letters down one side and numbers across the other it has this. (Teacher, point to example)
What is a grid.
500
Name three things that you can get from an apple tree.
What are apples, apple juice, (any apple product, wood or paper product).
500
To get from Mrs. Marquis's desk to the smartboard you need to go _______
north
500
A large, flat land area.
What is a plain.
500
Land that is higher than other land, but not as tall of steep as a mountain
What is a hill.
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