This feature explains what the symbols on a map mean.
What is a legend (or key)?
This country's flag has 50 stars on it.
What is the United States of America?
This type of map shows directions to treasure.
What is a treasure map?
This famous clock tower is located in London, England.
What is Big Ben?
This shows the directions on a map, usually pointing to North.
What is a compass?
This country's flag has a red maple leaf on a white background with red borders.
What is Canada?
This type of map shows the physical features of an area, including mountains and valleys.
What is a topographic map?
This ancient wonder of the world is located in Giza, Egypt.
What are the Pyramids?
These imaginary lines on a map run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
What are lines of longitude?
The flag of this country has a yellow crescent moon and five stars on a red background.
What is China?
A map that shows the distribution of weather patterns or climatic conditions.
What is a climate map?
This is where the summer 2024 Olympics were held.
What is Paris, France?
This tells you how the distance on the map relates to real-world distance.
What is scale?
This country's flag features a white cross on a red background.
What is Switzerland?
This kind of map shows the political boundaries between countries and states.
What is a political map?
This ancient Incan city is located high in the Andes Mountains of Peru.
What is Machu Picchu?
This line on a map runs horizontally at 0 degrees latitude.
What is the equator?
What is Mexico?
A map that shows the distribution of natural resources in an area.
What is a resource map?
This statue is found in New York City and was gifted to us by France.
What is the statue of Liberty