Map Elements

What tells you quick information about a map like the area, time period or what the map is for?

• Title

• Key

• Legend

• Prime Meridian

Lines of ................... all around the earth horizontally and are labeled North and South.

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

Lines of ............. run from the North Pole to the South Pole. They are measured from East to West.

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Latitude

The Equator is 0° latitude

• True

• False

The Prime Meridian is 0° latitude

• False

• True

What tells you the directions on a map?

• Directions

• Compass Rose

• Compass

• Legend

This explains all of the symbols on the map.

• Legend

• Key

• Scale

This shows the distance between two places or things on the map.

• Distance

• Scale

• Equator

This type of map shows things that humans have created, such as countries and states. These have boundaries

• Special Purpose

• Political Maps

• Physical Maps

These maps show examples of physical geography.

• Special Purpose Maps

• Political Maps

• Thematic Maps

• Physical Maps