maps and globes

_________ show the Earth as a SPHERE.

• Maps

• Globes

• Compass rose

_________________ show the Earth as FLAT.

• Maps

• Globes

• Compass rose

This is the:

• Map

• Scale

• Key

_____________ maps show information like the mountains and rivers.

• Political

• Physical

________________ maps show information like the capital cities.

• Political

• Physical

Use the map key to answer the questions.  The triangles are a symbol for?

• Mountains
• River
• Railroad
• River

What is a cartographer?

• A person who makes maps

• A person who pushes a cart

• A type of map

• Another name for a geographer

What does the legend on a map tell the reader?

• What the map is all about

• what the symbols and colour code on the map mean

• shows the cardinal directions

• used to measure distance on a map

_______is a table that explains the symbols and colour codes on a map

• map legend/map key

• scale

• elevation

• grid

_______ map shows the population level in an area

• physical

• political

• thematic

• topographic