Unit 1 SocialStudies
Study Guide
Thematic Map:tells us informationabouta place. Example:a
neighborhood
mapis an exampleof a thematicmap.
Political Map: showsbordersof states,countries,and other
areas.Example:
the borderof Canada
or the borderbetween
Floridaand Georgia
PhysicalMap: showsdifferentlandandwater features,such
as lakes,mountains,and rivers.
CoordinateGrid: helpsbreakthe map into smallersections.It
usesboxesto breakthe mapinto smallersections.
Globe:a roundmodelof the Earth
Top of the Earthis North Pole
Prime Meridian runs downthe middleof the Earth.
A compassrose showsnorth,south,east,west.
A map scaleand key are elementsof a map.
Cardinal directions: North,South,East,West
Intermediate directions: Northwest,Northeast,Southwest,
Southeast
On a map major citiesare markedwith a dot.
A map of NorthAmericashowsCanada,
UnitedStates,Mexico,
and Caribbean
Islands.