Map Key and Features

A Map Key is...

• Shows the cardinal directions on a map.

• Uses symbols, colors, and images to represent important places or landmarks on a map

• Something you use to unlock the door

What is a City?

• A small town with 200 people or less

• A Large Town

• A Subdivision

What City do we live in?

• Bolingbrook

• Will County

• Joliet

• Gompers

What is the Capital City of Illinois?

• Chicago

• Bloomington

• Springfield

The Most important city or town of a country or region and usually the seat of the government is called the:

• Capital City

• Country

• County

• Town

Landforms are the natural physical features on Earth

• True

• False

What is an example of a Landform?

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Lakes

• ALL THREE

The Ration of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground is called:

• The Map Scale

• The Compass Rose

• The Map Key

The Border between two different Countries is called:

• County Line

• City Limit

• International Border

The Two Countries that Border the USA are:

• England and France

• Mexico and Canada

• Alaska and Hawaii