Types of Maps
This type of map shows borders and location of cities.
What is a political map?
Tells what each symbol on a map means.
What is a legend?
The state to the north of Texas.
What is Oklahoma?
This is a flat grassy area.
What is a plain?
The state that is the most north eastern?
What is Maine?
This type of map shows the area in which an accompanying map is located.
What is a locator map?
Shows the directions on a map.
What is a Compass Rose?
The state to the east of Texas and west of the Mississippi River
What is Louisana?
This is an area that has steep inclines and declines.
What are mountains?
This state is the most south eastern state and is home to a popular castle.
What is Florida?
This type of map shows the physical characteristics of a land area, typically measured in feet above sea level.
What is an elevation map?
This shows how many miles (or kilometers) are represented with one inch.
What is a scale?
The state that is west of Texas.
What is New Mexico?
This area is a hill with a flat top.
What is a plateau?
This state is north of North Carolina.
What is Virginia?
This type of map shows a state's major natural and economic resources.
What is a resources map?
These imaginary lines measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridan.
Lines of Longitude.
The state borders Canada and is north of Iowa.
What is Minnesota?
This is an area that has a steep incline, but then remains elevated.
What is an escarpment?
This state is south of New York and north of Virginia.
What is Pennsylvania?
The type of map that shows a picture of what an area looks like from space.
What is a satellite map?
Lines of Latitude are ________ to the Equator and measure distance north or south of the Equator.
What is parallel?
The state that is sorth of South Dakota but north of Kansas.
What is Nebraska?
This (two word name) describes small land pieces located in the water that protect the coast.
What are Barrier Islands?
This state is to the east of Pennsylvania and borders the Atlantic Ocean.
What is New Jersey?