Maps 1st Grade

I am a round model of Earth. My shape is a sphere.

• map key

• job

• globe

• political map

I tell you which direction is north, south, east and west.

• compass rose

• physical map

• island

• map key

I show what shapes and symbols on a map mean.

• 3 sides

• map key

• peninsula

• globe

I show all the bumpy, lumpy parts of Earth and bodies of water.

• classroom map

• political map

• physical map

• house

I show borders and lines between areas. An example would be lines between states or countries.

• physical map

• compass

• key

• political map

A map shows where things are and how to get somewhere.

• true

• false

A map key may tell you the symbol for bathrooms. You can use the symbol to find where bathrooms are on the park map and follow the map to get there.

• true

• false

A compass tells you the symbol for mountains.

• true

• false

A political map shows rivers.

• true

• false

A physical map shows the desert.

• true

• false