Maps and Map Tools

_______________ are useful when you need to see the Earth in a more accurate, spherical shape.

• Cartographers

• Globes

• Legends

• Maps

_______________ are drawings of places around the world.

• Cartographers

• Globes

• Legends

• Maps

You can tell the distance on a map by looking at the ________________.

• scale

• legend

• compass rose

• globe

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

• relative location

• absolute location

• similar location

• approximate location

__________ is more helpful when you're trying to find an unfamiliar place.

• absolute location

• longitude

• relative location

• latitude

What map tool can you use to determine the coordinates of a location?

• relative location

• absolute location

• grid system

• compass rose

A __________ map shows the borders of regions, countries, states, and cities.

• climate

• physical

• political

• population

A __________ map shows the natural features of an area, including landforms, mountains, valleys, lakes, and streams.

• climate

• physical

• political

• population

A __________ map is used to show the overall distribution of the population within a particular area or region.

• climate

• physical

• political

• population

A/An __________ helps you describe the absolute location on a map.

• grid system

• coordinate

• equator

• time zone