Map/Geography Vocabulary Words (R)

Match the following terms to their correct definitions.

• Cartography

• A map that shows national and state boundary lines

• Geography

• The study of the Earth's surfacae

• Continent

• One of the seven large landmasses on Earth

• Political Map

• The practice or study of mapmaking

• Title

• Tells us what the subject of the map is or what the map will inform us about

A decorative pointer that shows which direction north, south, east and west are on a map.

• Inset Map

• Compass Rose

• Title

• Map Key/Legend

A diagram that shows cardinal or intermediate directions

• Scale bar

• Compass Rose

• Direction bar

• GPS

A map that has a specific theme, this could be a map that shows climate differences between different areas ​ (a)  

• thematic map
• political map
• Physical Map

Half of a round-three dimensional shape

• Border

• Cartographer

• Hemisphere

• Physical Map

Match the following.

• Symbol

• A mark or picture that represents something else

• Border

• Someone who makes and studies maps

• Scale

• The relationship between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on Earth

• Cartographer

• The type of map that shows things like elevation and bodies of water

• Physical Map

• a line that divides either one country or one state from another

What IS NOT a part of most maps?

• Compass Rose

• Title

• Symbols/Key

• People

A small map in a box that is set inside a main map. It shows information too large, too small, or too far away to be shown on the main map.

• Inset Map

• Mini Map

• Micro Map

• Map Key/Legend

What is another name for a map legend?

• Map Key

• Scale

• Guide

• Compass

This explains what all the symbols on a map represent or stand for.

• Dictionary

• Symbol Box

• Key/Map Legend

• Inset Map