Map Vocabulary 2018

The part of a map that gives a comparison of distance with distance in the real world.

What type of map shows the number of people living in a particular area?

What type of map shows landforms, bodies of water, and natural features?

What type of map shows what natural resources are found in an area, such as oil or gold?

The words on a map that describe the subject of the map.

What a place is near or what is around it is called ___________.

What type of map shows major and some minor roads with their names or numbers?

The part of a map that explains what the symbols stand for and sometimes called a map legend.

______ is a small map within a larger map.

A _______ map shows the shape and elevation of an area.

What type of map shows locations such as cities, states or countries?

The exact location on Earth is _____________?

Landforms, bodies of water, climate, soil, plant & animal life are considered ______ features.

Buildings, bridges, farms, roads and people are considered _______ features.

A ______ map focuses on a particular topic.

A direction marker on a map is _____________?

_______ is an area on Earth whose features make it different from other areas.