Where in the World Review

This type of map shows land and water on the Earth's surface.

• Physical

• Special Purpose

• Political

• Population

This type of map shows special kinds of information like climate, population, or road maps.

• Political

• Special Purpose/Thematic

• Physical

• Map Key

This type of map shows the names and borders of countries and states.

• Physical

• Political

• Special Purpose

• Locator Map

This tells what lines, colors, and symbols on a map mean.

• compass rose

• scale

• locator map

• map key or legend

North, east, west, south

• intermediate directions

• cardinal directions

• scale

• locator map

Helps measure map distance.

• compass rose

• map key

• scale

• locator map

northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

• intermediate directions

• cardinal directions

• compass rose

• scale

Divides the earth from North Pole to South Pole and into the western and eastern hemispheres.

• prime meridian

• equator

• Atlantic ocean

• latitude

Divides the earth into the northern and southern hemisphere.

• prime meridian

• equator

• longitude

• globe

Large body of salt water that covers nearly 3/4 of Earth's surface

• stream

• river

• lake

• ocean