Maps skills

Picture of a place that is usually drawn to a scale on a flat surface. There are many different kinds, for many different uses.

• maps

• scale

• compass rose

Show governmental boundaries and features, such as; cities, states, and countries.

• Physical maps:

• Political maps

• Topographic Maps:

Are reference maps that show the shape of Earth’s surface.

• Political Maps

• Geologic Maps:

• Topographic Maps

They are used to show predicted temperatures, predicted precipitation, storm warnings of various kinds, wind speed and direction, etc.

• Geologic Maps

• Weather Maps:

• Topographic Maps

Often include much of the same data found on a political map, but their primary purpose is to show landforms like deserts, mountains and plains

• Physical maps

• Road maps:

• Topographic Maps

Designed for motorists, showing the roads of a city, state, or other area.

• Road maps:

• Physical maps

• Topographic Maps

Show the types of rocks and sediments present immediately below the surface of a geographic area.

• Geologic Maps

• Topographic Maps

• Road maps:

Each map has one that tells what the map represents

• Legend

• Title

• Orientation

A map includes the day of the month or year specified by a number.

• Date

• Title

• Scale

Serves as the decoder for the symbology in the data frame

• Compass rose

• Legend

• Title