types of maps
map elements
5 themes of geography
100
What type of map is this?
thematic
100
What map element is this?
scale
100
Las Vegas, Nevada
location
200
What type of map?
physical
200
What do the symbols in a legend do?
represent something on the map
200
The Middle East: a collection of hot, dry countries where Islamic and Arabic languages are common
region
300
What kind of map?
political
300
What are the four directions on a compass rose?
north, east, south, west
300
The Las Vegas Strip is a collection of hotels, casinos, and entertainment venues catering to tourists.
place
400
What is the difference between a political and a physical map?
political - boundaries
physical - land features
400
What do you look at to see what the topic of a map is?
title
400
Hoover Dam provides electricity from the flow of the Colorado River.
human-environmental interaction
500
What is a thematic map?
map that portrays the geographic pattern of a particular subject matter (theme) in a geographic area.
500
What map element is often used for latitude and longitude
grid system
500
Christianity spread with European colonization of the Americas
movement