Parts of a Map
Types of Maps
Name That Map
Using Maps
Map Skills
100
Which part of a map tells you what the symbols on the map represent?

Map Key

100

Which type of map shows the natural features and roughness of the Earth?

Physical Map

100

A map where you can find how much rain Kentucky gets is a...

Precipitation Map

100

To find which state is north of Kentucky, which map part would I use?

Compass Rose

100

A ______ map shows how things are grown, raised, or mined.

Natural Resource

200

Which part of a map shows the relationship between distance on the map and distance in real life?

Scale

200

Which type of map shows the boundaries of cities, states, and countries?

Political Map

200

A map where you can find the capital city of Kentucky is a...

Political Map

200

To find how far Kentucky is from Florida, which map part would I use?

Scale

200

A ____ map shows the natural features and roughness of the earth.

Physical

300

Which part of a map tells you what the map shows?

Title

300

Which type of map shows the area in which people live?

Population Map

300

A map where you can find how many people live in Lexington is a...

Population Map

300

To see what a map is telling me, which map part would I use?

Title

300

A ____ map shows how much rain, snow, sleet, or hail a certain area gets.

Precipitation

400

Which part of a map is a smaller map inside a larger map, which might show a zoomed in section or a section outside of the map’s frame?

Inset Map

400

Which type of map shows how certain things are grown, raised, or mined in certain places?

Natural Resource Map

400

A map where you can see whether Kentucky has mountains or oceans is a...

Physical Map

400

To get a closer look at something very small on a map, which map part could I use?

Inset Map

400

A ____ map shows how many people live in a certain place.

Population

500

Which part of a map shows direction using the four cardinal direction words?

Compass Rose

500

Which type of map tells how much rain, snow, sleet, or hail falls in a certain area?

Precipitation Map
500

A map where you can find what crops Kentucky grows is a...

Natural Resource Map

500

To find out what the symbols on a map mean, which map part could I use?

Map Key

500

A ____ map shows the boundaries/borders between cities, states, and/or countries.

Political