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Map Parts
Types of Maps
Map Directions
Compass Rose
Miscellaneous
100

Gives names to symbols on a map

Map Legend/Key

100

Shows population density or the number of people living in a certain area

Population Map

100
These are the 4 Cardinal Directions
North, South, East, West
100
Shows the directions on a map
Compass Rose
100

A drawing of the Earth, or part of the Earth, on a flat surface; picture of a place

Map

200
Tells what the map is about-the main idea of the map
Title
200

Shows human features such as borders between states or countries

Political Map

200
The points in-between the Cardinal Directions
Intermediate Directions
200
The longest points on a Compass Rose
Cardinal Directions
200

True or False: A map always represents a real place

False

300

Divides the map using latitude and longitude lines

Coordinate Grid

300
Shows established weather patterns or what the weather or climate is doing in a certain area
Climate or Weather Map
300
The 4 Intermediate Directions
Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast
300
The sun rises in the ______.
East
300

A 3-D sphere of the entire planet

Globe

400

Icons used on a map

Symbols

400

Shows the natural features such as elevation, landforms, bodies of water and  some other feature of the land

Physical Map

400

(Pg 13) Buffalo, NY is _______of Dallas, Texas. Use Intermediate Directions to describe the relationship of Dallas, TX to Buffalo, NY - what direction do you have to travel to get to Buffalo?

Northeast

400
The sun sets in the ______.
West
400
True or False - Political maps never show oceans, rivers and lakes.
False
500

Measures the distance on a map

Map Scale

500

Shows where certain resources exist in certain areas. Examples are agricultural, recreational, industry and residential

Resource Map

500

(Pg 13) Using Cardinal Directions - Seattle, Washington is ______ of Los Angeles, California

North

500
True or False - I can tell the orientation of a Compass Rose and figure out North by the rising and setting of the sun.
True
500

Word used to describe different landforms and natural features that can be seem on a physical map

Topography