Reading Maps

The government seat of a state or country.

• continent

• country

• capital

Shows the directions on a map.

• compass rose

• scale

• key

One of seven large bodies of land on Earth.

• country

• continent

• ocean

Shows the distances.

• compass rose

• key

• scale

An area with common features that make it different from other areas.

• region

• country

• border

A dividing line between states or countries.

• region

• border

• key

A body of land surrounded on all sides by water.

• island

• country

• continent

A map that shows the lines that separate one continent, country, or state from another.

• physical map

• border

• political map

A map that shows land and water features

• physical map

• border

• political map

A large body of salt water.

• island

• ocean

• continent