Week 10 Map Skills

What is a globe?

• a round model of the Earth.

• something that you look at

• flat paper

• geographical tool

What does a political map show?

• how to travel

• how to look for votes

• shows us where people live

• shows us how to fly

What is a map?

• something round

• something blue and flat

• show us how to find people

• are drawings of places around the world.

What is a climate map?

• show us the rain

• land and water

• shows whether a place is usually warm or cold and wet or dry

• there is no climate map

This type of map shows landforms and bodies of water.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

Coordinates are numbers or letters (or both) along the margins of a

A geographical tool can be

Maps help us find the direction we need to

A person who creates a map is called a

A map that shows mountain ranges, deserts, and elevation is what type of map?

• Political Map

• Physical Features Map

• Biomes Map

• Population Density Map