Map Vocabulary 1
A round model of the Earth.
What is a globe?
The name of a map.
What is a map title?
What does a star symbol on a map stand for?
What is the capital?
This direction points up on a map.
What is North?
This type of map is particular focused on one theme.
What is a thematic map?
A mountain or hill with a crater through which lava, rock or gas erupt.
What is a volcano?
Which area of SS includes the rights and responsibilities of citizens as well as leaders and laws?
What is Civics and Government
A symbol that shows cardinal and intermediate directions on a map.
What is a compass rose?
A flat, 2D drawing of someplace on earth.
What is a map?
What does a triangle symbol on the map stand for?
What is a mountain?
This direction points down on a map.
What is South?
This type of map shows mountains, lakes, rivers, forest and National parks.
What is a Physical map?
A large body of salt water surrounding a continent.
What is the ocean?
Which area of SS studies places on Earth and Human-environment interaction?
What is Geography
What is the name of the person who makes maps
What is a cartographer
A dotted or solid line on a map showing the edge of a city, state or country.
What is a border?
What is a straight bold line on a map?
What is a highway?
This direction points to the left on a map.
What is West?
This type of map shows highways, roads, cities and states.
What is a Political map?
A raised area of land; not as high as a mountain
What is a hill?
Which area of SS studies people, events, and things from the past?
What is History?
A list that explains the symbols on a map.
What is a map key or legend?
One of the seven largest areas of land on Earth; Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, North America, South America and Europe.
What are the continents?
A dot/circle on a map.
What is a town or city?
What direction is to the right on maps?
What is East?
A form of measurement to calculate distance on a map.
What is a map scale?
A body of water completely surrounded by land.
What is a lake?
Which area of SS includes beliefs and behaviors practiced by a group of people?
What is Culture and Society
A picture that stands for something real; such as mountains, trees, parks or hospitals.
What is a map symbol?
A large body of saltwater that covers 71% of the Earth.
What is the ocean?
Bold, squiggly lines on the map
What is a river
True or False. The North Pole is a real pole in the ground
False
Lines on a map to show where different items are located. Exp. C3
What are grid lines or index?
The continent where we live.
What is North America?
Which area of SS studies how people get what they want and need (and grow wealth)?
What is Economics