6th Grade Social Studies Semester Exam Review

a diagram of a compass showing direction

• Compass Rose

• Equator

• Map Scale

the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian

• equator

• longitude

• latitude

an imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole

• map scale

• map title

• Equator

• political map

Map Author

• distance north or south of the equator

• the person or company who made the map

• a small map within a larger map

Explains the symbols used on a map

• Map key/Legend

• Map Scale

• Map Author

Distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees

• Equator

• Longitude

• Latitude

compares a distance on a map with a distance in the real world

• Map Scale

• Map Key

• Political Map

Map title

• a map that shows a particular topic

• a map that shows the names and borders of countries

• tells the subject of the map

a map that shows land and water features

• Political Map

• Physical Map

• Map Author

a map that shows a particular theme or topic

• Thematic Map

• Political Map

• Physical Map