Parts of a Map
Types of Maps
Directions Please
Using the Map
What Map Do I Need?
100
What is this called?
Compass Rose
100
What type of Map is this?
Politcal Map
100
Name the cardinal directions
North, South, East, West
100
What is the national capital of Libya?
Tripoli
*Bonus Point*: How did you know what?
100
I want to know what the capital of Wyoming is?
Political Map
*Bonus Point*: What is the capital of Wyoming?
200
Part of the map that tells us what the map will be about or what the map is showing
Map Title
200
What type of map is this?
Physical Map
200
What country borders India to the North West?
Pakistan
200
What part of Texas do sheep tend to live in?
South West
200
I want to know where the Himalayan Mountains are located
Physical Map
300
What does a Map Key do?
It tell us what the symbols, pictures, and colors on the map mean
300
What type of map is this?
Climate Map
300
Name TWO cities on the east coast of Australia
Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Gladstone, Bundaberg, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sydney
300
What part of Europe is cold continental?
North East
*Bonus Point*: How do we know this?
300
I want to know what part of Spain has the most people living there
Population Map
400
What part of the map is this?
Bar Scale
*BONUS POINT*: What is it used for?
400
What type of map is this?
Resource Map
400
Using cardinal directions, describe the location of Tajikistan. Give me TWO different ways to locate it.
Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the north.
Tajikistan borders Uzbekistan to the south east.
Tajikistan borders China to west.
Tajikistan borders Kyrgyzstan to the south west.
Tajikistan is located to the north of Afghanistan, to the south east of Uzbekistan, south west of Kyrgyzstan and to the west of China.
400
What continent is the has the lowest population density?
Australia
*Bonus Point* Why do you think this is the case?
400
I want to find where corn grows the most in the United States
Resource Map
500
Imaginary Lines that run throughout the earth that help up measure North to South and East to West
Lines of Latitude and Longitude
*Bonus Point*: What is an important line of latitude?
500
What type of map is this?
Historical Map
500
Using cardinal directions, describe the location of Charleville. Give me TWO different ways to locate it.
Charleville is south west of Bundaberg.
Charleville is north of Cunnamulla.
Charleville is north west of Brisbane.
Charleville is north east of Broken Hill.
Charleville is south east of Kulgera.
500
Based on the physical features, where do you think most people in China live? (use your cardinal directions)
South East, by the rivers and the coast
500
I want to know what to pack for my vacation to Italy in June
Climate Map