1. Social Studies Geography Skills

2. This map shows an area as it was at some time in the past.

3. History map

4. This is a shape, line, or color on a map that stands for something else.

5. symbol

6. This is a pointer that shows which directions on a map are north, south, east, and west.

7. compass rose

8. This is a line that divides one state or country from another.

9. border

10. This map shows where cities and the borders of states and countries are located.

11. political map

12. This includes oceans, gulfs, rivers, lakes and so on.

13. Bodies of water

14. These are words at the top of a map that describes what it shows.

15. title

16. The is the box in which all symbols on a map are explained.

17. key

18. This is a pattern of lines that form squares.

19. grid

20. This map shows landforms and bodies of water.

21. physical map

22. These are types of land on Earth’s surface, such as mountains, plains, or deserts.

23. Landforms

24. These are landforms or bodies of water that are not made by humans.

25. Natural features

26. What is the capital of Louisiana?

27. Baton Rouge

28. Which states share a border with Louisiana?

29. Texas Mississippi Arkansas

30. What is the name of the mountain that is located in Louisiana?

31. Driskill Mountain

32. Name all the intermediate directions.

33. Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest

34. Name all of the cardinal directions.

35. North South East West

36. Explain how a map and a globe are alike and how they are different
Explain how a map and a globe are alike and how they are different. (compare and contrast)

37. A map and a globe are alike because they both show places on Earth
A map and a globe are alike because they both show places on Earth. A map doesn’t show the whole world and a globe does. A map is light and a globe is heavy. A map is flat and a globe is round.