Parts of a Map REVIEW

The part of a map that tells the name of the map

• title

• compass rose

• none

Part of the map that tells what the symbols and colors indicate.

• title

• none

• legend/ key

Tells distance on a map in kilometers and miles

• key

• none

• scale

Gives the directions on a map. Two types cardinal and intermediate; North, South, East, and West

• key

• compass rose

• scale

Shows the cardinal directions on a map

• equator

• map scale

• compass rose

A way of showing the actual size compared to the size on the map

• legend/key

• none

• map scale

tells you the topic of a map, what the map is about

• Map Title

• Equator

• none

Gives cardinal directions on a map ( North- South- East -West)

• Map Key

• Map Title

• Compass Rose

Compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world

• Pacific Ocean

• Equator

• map scale

Cardinal directions

• Equator, Greenwich meridian

• Noth, South, East, West

• none