Types of Maps
A map that shows features such as mountains, deserts, lakes, canyons, and rivers.
What is a Physical Map?
This tells what the map is about.
What is a Map Title?
The name of a person that makes maps is ?
CARTOGRAPHER but we also learned author
This flat object, has drawing of places and stretches the shape of the Earth's surface. There are many different types.
What are Maps?
A map that displays how the land pictured is being used. The map can display crops, minerals, and animals in the area.
POLITICAL
PHYSICAL
THEMATIC
What is a Land Resource Map?
THEMATIC MAP
A boxed in area that shows what symbols on a map mean.
What is a map key?
Or Legend
It is limited to showing oceans and land.
What is a Globe?
The main line of Longitude on a map or a globe is ?
What is a The Prime Meridian
These are the four main parts of a compass: North, South, East, & West.
What are Cardinal Directions?
A map that details the type of weather found in an area.
POLITICAL
PHYSICAL
THEMATIC
What is a Climate Map?
Thematic Map
It shows directions in the form of a compass and helps to match that direction with the actual direction of the Earth.
What is a Compass Rose?
It shows different kinds of places and is used for directions.
What is a Map?
I would use this type of map to find where the borders are between two countries.
What is a Political Map?
This kind of direction is an exact point on the earth like an address
What is absolute location
A colorful map that shows the lines people use to divide countries and states. It also shows major cities.
CLUE - MAN MADE BORDERS
What is a Political Map?
The Main Line of Latitude on a Map or Globe is ??
EQUATOR
It can show the equator or position of things.
What is Both?
Name 2 different maps I could use to figure out where the best place to go snow skiing would be.
What is a Physical Map, or Thematic Map
These are the points between the main directions: Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, & Southwest.
What is Intermediate Directions?
The Most Accurate Representation of Earth is a __________________________ ?
What is a GLOBE
It is a line that shows how many miles or kilometers are represented by an inch.
What is a Scale?
IT shows things how they look from above...a bird's eye view.
What is Both?
Latitude goes __________ and _________
Longitude goes ___________ and ________
Latitude- East and West
Longitude North and South
The type of location based on another place is called _____________________ Location ?
What is relative location