7.G.1 Exploring Maps

What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?

• map scale

• key

• title

• distance calculator

What is the name of this object?

• map symbol

• map key

• map scale

• compass rose

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

A flat drawing that shows all or part of the Earth's surface

• latitude

• globe

• map

a map feature that explains the meaning of colors and symbols used on a map

• map conents

• map glossary

• Map key

• map index

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

which of the following helps you identify what symbols mean on a map?

• legend

• scale

• map

• title

What kind of map will show me the states in the United States?

• Physical
• Climate
• Economic/Product or Resource
• Political

One characteristic of a Physical Map is... 

• Shows the different climates in the world
• show important natural, physical features, such as mountains, elevations, rivers, vegetation, forests and lakes.
• show how people have divided up the earth's surface
• show how many people live in an area

North West, North East, South East, South West 

• Inset Map
• Intermediate Directions
• Cardinal Directions

The 7 large land masses on Earth.

• continents
• countries
• cornucopia
• cacophonies

An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• prime meridian
• equator
• compass rose
• hemisphere