1. TYPES OF MAPS GEOGRAPHY

2. TYPES OF MAPS POLITICAL: SHOWS COUNTRIES, STATES, AND CITIES. PHYSICAL MAP: SHOWS THE EARTHS NATURAL FEATURES. TRANSPORTATION MAP: SHOWS HOW YOU CAN TRAVEL ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. HISTORICAL MAP: SHOWS INFORMATION ABOUT PAST PLACES AND EVENTS.

4. TYPES OF MAPS CONTINUED LANDFORM MAP: SHOWS THE SHAPE OF THE EARTHS LANDFORMS AND BODIES OF WATER.

5. MAP VOCABULARY MAP TITLE: TELLS YOU WHAT THE MAP IS ABOUT. SYMBOLS: A PICTURE OR A COLOR THAT STANDS FOR A REAL PLACE. MAP KEY /LEGEND: TELLS YOU WHAT THE SYMBOLS MEAN. LABELS: WORDS THAT TELL NAMES OF CITIES, RIVERS, STATES, AND COUNTRIES.

6. MAP VOCABULARY SCALE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISTANCES ON A MAP. (1IN.=100MILES) COMPASS ROSE: SHOWS DIRECTION ON A MAP. LINES OF LATITUDE: RUN EAST TO WEST AND MEASURE NORTH TO SOUTH. “PARALLELS” LINES OF LONGITUDE: RUN NORTH TO SOUTH AND MEASURE EAST TO WEST. “MERIDIANS”

7. MAP VOCABULARY EQUATOR: LOCATED A 0 DEGREES LATITUDE. DIVDES THE EARTH INTO NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES. PRIME MERIDIAN: DIVIDES THE EARTH INTO WESTERN AND EASTERN HEMISPHERES. COORDINATES: WHERE A LINE OF LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE MEET. DATE LINE: LOCATED AT 180 DEGREES LONGITUDE. DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE PRIME MERIDIAN.

8. MAP VOCABULARY CARTOGRAPHER: MAP MAKER