Grade 5 /Maps

Thematic map is one that focuses on one main idea such as temperature ,Economy , population

Physical map: A map of the locations of identifiable landmarks

Direction indicator: Usually the upper side is the southern direction

sometimes when we don’t find the directions indicator on the map , we assume the upper side is the North Direction

Political map doesn't show the geographic boundaries between governmental units such as countries, states, and counties.

Maps use symbols and colors to represent feature of an area , simplifying the real world

The map legend is different from the map key

A map is a representation of the Earth Features on a non flat surface

Map scale refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground

The map title doesnt give us any clue or content about the map