Mental Map Any visual image in our brain to help us get around in our environment
Physical Map A map that shows natural features like land and water forms
Relief Map A map that shows the elevation of the land through the use of color, symbols, or lines
Political Map A map that shows human made boundaries and features
Special Purpose Map It shows one particular subject or topic on a map Examples: road map and weather map
Scale It shows what distances on the map are equal to in reality on Earth
Key or Legend Part of a map that explains its symbols
Grid Pattern of crisscrossing lines to help us locate places on a map
Map Index Part of a map that tells where places are on the map using grid coordinates
Compass (Rose) Map feature that shows the directions on a map
Atlas A book of maps
Direction Point towards which something faces or a line along which it moves
Cartographer Someone who makes maps for a living
Projection An attempt to show the earth on a flat piece of paper
Elevation Height of something above sea level 3165 ft
Contour lines Lines that connect points on a map of equal elevation
Topography The science of representing surface features of a region on maps
GPS Global Positioning Systems: A system of satellites, computers, and receivers that is able to determine a receivers latitude and longitude