Maps

A ____________ is a round model of the Earth.

• political map

• globe

• physical map

A person who creates a map is called ________________

• Cartographer

• Geologist

• Biologist

• teacher

The ___________ ________________ of a place tells us where a place is relative to, or compared to, something else.

• map scale

• absolute location

• relative location

Distance is ow far it is from one place to another. You can tell the distance on a map by looking at the __________

• scale

• map

• location

• street

The __________ or ______ tells explains what the symbols and colors on the map represent.

• color or size

• Legend or key

• type or color

A ______________ map shows the physical features of an area.

• physcial

• political

• Population

• Cultural

____________ maps identify community cultures and resources. These maps are used to help plan and implement the distribution of resources.

• Physical

• political

• population

• cultural maps

_________ maps are created to represent historical events in the time period they occurred. These maps can illustrate past events or show a geographic representation of a certain time period.

• physical

• political

• historical

• cultural

____________ map show the type of weather in an area. This type of map shows whether a place is usually warm or cold and wet or dry.

• physical

• climate

• weather

• cultural

a ____________ map shows the borders of political regions and political features like countries, states and cities.

• physical

• political

• population

• historical