This map shows the amount and type of precipitation.
Precipitation map
This part of the map is a small chart included on a map that gives descriptions of what symbols are used and what they stand for.
Map Key/Legend
What type of map is represented in this image?
North, South, East, and West
If I was visiting Chicago next week and wanted to know if there would be rain fall, what map would I look at?
A precipitation map
This map shows landmarks like mountains, deserts, and rivers with a use of natural colors on the map.
Physical Maps
This part of the map represents the distance between two locations on the map.
Map Scale
What type of map is represented in this image?
Natural Resource map
What are the intermediate directions?
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest
You are planning a hike next month in Colorado. What map would you view to help you understand the terrain?
A physical map
This map shows how many people live in each area using colors and circles.
Population Map
A design on a map that shows directions.
Compass rose
What type of map is represented by this image?
Political map
Are the lines on this globe latitude and longitude?
Latitude
Your family is taking a vacation to Florida. What type of map would you look at to decide the city you wanted to visit?
Political map
This map shows things found or produced in that area like soil, plants, animals, and minerals.
Natural resource map
An imaginary line that runs horizontally through the center of the Earth, dividing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Equator
What type of map is represented by this image?
Physical Map
Are lines on this globe latitude or longitude?
Longitude
I want to know what grain Ohio is rich in. What map should I look at?
A natural resource map
This map shows border lines like countries, states, cities, and capitals using bright colors.
Political Map
An imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth vertically dividing the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
What type of map does this image represent?
A population map
What are latitude and longitude measured in?
Degrees
A census helps to determine what type of map?
A population map