Types of maps
TODALS
Analyzing maps
Analyzing maps
True or False
100
What type of map shows you the reader different landforms like mountains, rivers, and forests?
Physical
100
What part of the map (todals) tells you what direction you are going?
compass
100
Using map 1 on Google Classroom: What years are shown on the map by the color purple?
500 BCE
100
Using map 3 in Google Classroom: what coast of the U.S is the Appalachian Mountains on?
East
100
True or False: map authors can be a person or an institution/company?
true
200
What type of map shows you man made things such as roads, cities, and borders?
Political
200
What part of the map (todals) tells you what the map is about?
Title
200
Using map 1 on Google Classroom: What parts of TODALS does this map not have?
Compass, Author, scale, and date.
200
Using map 3 in Google Classroom: which way does the mississippi river flow?
South
200
True or False: maps do not change over time
false
300
What type of map shows the reader information about a specific theme or event?
Thematic
300
What part of the map (todals) tells you when a map was made?
The date
300
Using map 1 on Google Classroom: is this map a political or physical map and what is your evidence?
political because it shows you city names and borders.
300
Using map 3 in Google Classroom: on what coast of the U.S are the Sierra Nevada mountains located?
west
300
True or False: Wars and conflicts between countries can change how a map looks?
true
400
Physical
400
What part of the map (todals) uses symbols, colors, and words to describe what's on the map?
Legend or key
400
Using map 2 on Google Classroom: explain different labels like colors, symbols, fonts, and bolded letters are used to show you different things on this map?
blue letters and coloring = rivers and oceans
CAPITALIZED letters = countries
Bolded and CAPITALIZED letters = Important Italian cities
400
Using map 3 in Google Classroom: the state of Minnesota has what 2 types of geographical landforms and what color represent each?
Yellow - Grassland
Green - Woodland
400
True or false: there are two types of physical maps? if so, what are they called?
true, elevation and relief
500
Thematic (population)
500
What part of the map (todals) is used to see many miles apart places on the map are?
Scale
500
Using map 2 on Google Classroom: how many miles would it take for you to go from Rome to San Marino? (remember to use the scale and the ruler in your planner)
about 100 miles
500
Using map 3 in Google Classroom: How many miles would it take for you to travel from Mt. Rainer to Mt. Whitney? (use the scale and the ruler in your planner)
about 750 miles
500
true or false: Elevation maps show you height by using shading and coloring to make it look 3D?
false