1. Map Skills Vocabular y

2. Political Map shows cities, capitals, state and country borders

3. Physical Map shows elevations of land using isolines

4. Landform Map shows the earth’s features (rivers, deserts, etc)

5. Distribution Map shows people, crops, or resources in a country or region

6. Contour Map shows elevation of valleys and hills and the steepness of slopes

7. Cardinal Directions North, South, East, West

8. Intermediate Directions Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

9. Map Key explains the symbols used on a map

10. Symbol helps you find certain things on a map

11. Cartographer a person who draws/creates maps

12. Scale a certain number of inches on a map that represents a certain number of miles on the earth

13. Compass Rose shows the direction of the map