Parts of Maps

Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast

• Intermediate directions

• cardinal directions

• glossary

• map key

What does a map key or legend tell you?

• it tell you about the symbols of a school
• it tells you about the symbols of globe
• tells what the symbols on a map stand for 

What does the title of a map tell you

• What direction to go in

• Where something is located

• Whats on the map

• How to read the map

A __________ tells you what each symbol on the map stands for.

• compass rose

• title

• legend

• scale

Which part of the map show the directions?

• Map Title
• Compass Rose
• Map key or legend
• Grid Lines

What is this?

• Map Key

• Title

• Compass Rose

• Scale

This is the:

• Orientation

• Scale

• Legend

• Compass Rose

If you're having trouble finding out what the symbols on the map represent, where could you look?

• The scale

• The map legend

• The title of the map

• The compass rose

What is a compass rose?

• half of a circle that helps people find angles

• a drawing showing different directions on a map

• a device with a magnet that always points North

• a pretty flower on a map that is red

What does the title show on a map?

• shows the person who made the map

• attracts the reader's attention

• shows the purpose of the map

• shows important information about the size