Maps Skills Vocabulary

little pictures used to represent something else are

• compass rose

• legend

• symbols

• map

The _________ tells you which way North, South, East, and West are.

• legend

• map

• compass rose

• latitude and longitude

_________maps show movement of people, changing borders, and events like battles.

• historical

• physical

• political

• legend

_________maps show natural features like mountains, rivers, lakes, and oceans.

• physical

• historical

• political

• labels

The _________ tells you what the symbols and colors on a map mean.

• labels

• scale

• legend (key)

• title

_________ are words that can explain something about a map.

• symbols

• title

• labels

• key

The map _______shows you the ratio between the distance on the map and distance in real life.

• compass rose

• scale

• legend (key)

• latitude and longitude

_________________ tell you your exact location on the planet.

• labels

• legend

• latitude and longitude

• physical

A ______ is a representation of some part of Earth's surface.

• scale

• map

• title

• physical

________maps show borders of areas like countries, states, and cities.

• historical

• physical

• political

• state