What is a Map?

A map has ___________that stand for objects.

• compass roses

• directions

• map keys

• symbols

What part of a map shows what the symbols mean?

• map key

• political map

• physical map

• compass rose

Anna wants to walk to the library. She is not sure where it is. Which map should she use?

• Globe

• State map

• Town map

• Compass rose

What does this map show?

• a place

• a time

• a story

• a person

What does the S on the Compass Rose mean?

• six

• south

• sunday

• school

In a map key, each symbol _______________________.

• has a name

• has directions

• is the same shape

• has a compass rose

How does a map key help us?

• It helps us unlock doors.

• It helps us read a map.

• It helps us find directions.

• It helps us go swimming.

Emily makes a map of her classroom. What symbol should her map include?

• a picture of a rainbow

• a rectangle for a table

• a group of pretty flowers

• a list of places in her town

On Maria's map, she draws a square for a building. The square is a type of _________.

• country

• map

• person

• symbol

What is a symbol?

• a picture that stands for an object

• a tool that draws different shapes

• a drawing that shows directions

• a list of places that are not on a map