Cartography Part 2

Front

Tells the type of information and area covered in the map

Back

Title

Front

Shows how distances on the map compare to distances on the ground.

Back

Scale Bar

Front

Another word for Legend is...

Back

Key

Front

A flat picture of part or all of the earth

Back

Map

Front

the four main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east, and west

Back

cardinal directions

Front

The four points on a compass that are directly between the cardinal directions

Back

intermediate directions

Front

What is this?

Back

Compass Rose

Front

What purpose does a Compass Rose serve on a map?

Back

Shows direction on the map.

Front

a set of lines the same distance apart that cross one another to form boxes; used to locate places on a map

Back

grid system

Front

What type of map is this? Options: physical, choropleth, dot density, cartogram

Back

physical