Name
Date
Period
E P: Understanding Symbols and Legends
Not all maps show the same information. The title tells you the kind of information you can
learn from the map. The legend explains the special symbols used on the map. The map above has
several symbols.
1. Read the map title. What part of the world is shown on this map?
2. Read the legend. What major highway is shown on this map?
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3.
Read the
legend. What
of landform
is shown?
4. Read
the compass
rose.kind
Where
is the North
Pole from Central America?
Notice on the map above that the labels are not all the same size. Labels for the largest places
on a map are usually large and sometimes are shown in all capital letters.
5. What countries make up Central America?
6. The Pan-American Highway crosses which countries?
7. a. Which country has the highest mountains?
b. How high are these mountains?
8. Which mountain is located farthest east in Central America?
Period
Date
Name
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E P: Understanding
Symbols and
and Lei
Legends
itanding Symbols
CENTRAL AMERICA
MEXICO
International boundary
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Capital city
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City
A
Mountain
—(J%>- Pan-Amencan Highway
Hatght of mountains
in feet
Caribbean Sea
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COLOMBIA
Not all maps show the same information. The title tells you the kind of information you can
learn from the map. The legend explains the special symbols used on the map. The map above has
several symbols.
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1. Read the map title. What part of the world is shown on this map?
2. Read the legend. What major highway is shown on this map?
3. Read the legend. What kind of landform is shown?
4. Read the compass rose. Where is the North Pole from Central America?
Notice on the map above that the labels are not all the same size. Labels for the largest places
on a map are usually large and sometimes are shown in all capital letters.
5. What countries make up Central America?
6. The Pan-American Highway crosses which countries?
7. a. Which country has the highest mountains?
b. How high are these mountains?.
8. Which mountain is located farthest east in Central America?.