Parts of a Map

What does a compass rose show?

• distance

• directions

• symbol meanings

• name of town

What does a legend show?

• name of town

• distance

• meanings of symbols

• directions

What does a grid show

• distance

• directions

• name of town

• where a place is located in the world

What does the title state?

• distance between places

• name of place shown

• directions between places

• meaning of symbols

What does a scale show?

• distance between two points

• where place is located in the world

• what symbols mean

• how large symbols are in real life

What is a symbol?

• a representation of distance

• a representation of direction

• a picture representing something of importance

• a title