Things on a Map
A tool that shows symbols used on a map
What is a map legend/key?
True or false: a map scale is used to show symbols on a map
What is false? A map scale is used to....
North, East, South, West
What are the cardinal directions?
A map that shows major natural resources in the area. Natural resources are resources naturally found on Earth
What is a natural resource map?
This map shows rain, fog and snow fall
What is a precipitation map?
A tool that shows cardinal and intermediate directions
What is a compass rose?
True or false: the only measurement for distance that can be used on a map is centimeters (cm)
What is false? Measurements on maps include...
Opposite direction of North
What is South?
A map that shows territorial borders, major cities, and capitals
What is a political map?
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
What are the intermediate directions?
The map key shows ______ that represent something on the map
What is a symbol?
A map scale shows a line where 1 inch = 200 miles. If you're measuring the distance between two cities that are 3 inches apart on the map, how far apart are those cities in real life
What is 600 miles?
This direction -------->
What is east?
A map that shows weather patterns over a certain area
What is a climate map?
The phrase to help you remember directions
Never Eat Soggy Waffles
A line drawn on a map to show distance
What is a scale?
A map scale says that 1 cm = 5 m. If you measure the distance between two places and get 10 cm, how apart are those two places in real life
What is 50 meters?
This direction <--------
What is west?
A map that shows geography of land types, bodies of water, and landforms
What is a physical map?
Different colors on a climate map could show
What are temperatures or weather?
This tells you what the map is about
What is a title?
A map scale might say that 1 in = 1 mi, if two places are 2 inches apart from each other, what is the actual distance in real life
What is 2 miles?
Opposite direction of South
What is North?
A person who makes maps
Who is a cartographer?
A star symbol on a map represents...
What is a capital city?