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Map Parts
Types of Maps
Map Directions
Miscellaneous
100

Tells when the map was made

Date

100

Shows the major roads and highways of a location.

Road Map

100
These are the 4 Cardinal Directions
North, South, East, West
100

A 2-dimensional picture of a place

Map

200
Tells what the map is about-the main idea of the map
Title
200
Shows divisions or boundaries between continents, countries, states and provinces
Political Map
200

The points in-between the Cardinal Directions are called ______________.

Intermediate Directions

200

What do we call the horizontal and vertical lines that tell us our location on a map or globe?

Latitude and longitude

300
Explains what the symbols mean
Key/Legend
300

Shows weather patterns or what the weather or climate is doing in a certain area

Climate or Weather Map

300

These are the 4 Intermediate Directions

Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast

300

True or false. Lines close together on a topographic map mean the land is flat. 

False; Lines close together mean the land is STEEP. 

400

The person who created the map

Author

400

Shows the ELEVATION of the land.

Topographic Map

400

Using Cardinal Directions, Mexico is __________ of Minnesota.

South

400

True or False - Physical maps include features like oceans, rivers and lakes.

True

500
Measures the distance on a map
Scale
500

Shows the resources that can be found in a certain area. 

Economic/ Resource Map

500

Using Cardinal Directions, Canada is _________ of Minnesota.

North

500

True or False - The orientation symbol tells you which direction is North. 

True