Map Words
A line that divides one state or country from another
border
to change the way you do something
adapt
a map that shows landforms and bodies of water
physical map
a useful material that comes from the earth
natural resource
what are the 4 cardinal directions?
North
South
East
West
a symbol on a map that shows directions
compass rose
the kind of weather a place has from year to year
climate
a map that shows where cities and borders of states and countries are located
political map
a region's landforms and climate
physical environment
What country do we live in?
United States of America
a map that uses a grid to locate places
grid map
to user resources carefully
conserve
something that stands for something else
symbol
to use something again
recycle
What state do we live in?
California
a map that shows an area as it was in the past
history map
the physical environment and living things in it
ecosystem
the line across the globe that goes left to right
equator
a large land area that has special features
region
What continent do we live on?
North America
a box on a map in which all the symbols are explained
map key
a shape or part of the earth's surface
landform
the line across the globe that goes up and down
prime meridian
the study of maps and the earth
geography
What galaxy do we live in?
Milky Way