Maps, Symbols, and Landforms
There are many different types of maps. Today we learned about political
maps, physical maps, and relief maps.
The 5 parts of a map are:
T___ ___ ___ e
Sym ____ ____ ___ s
Compass ___ ___ ___ ___
K ___ ___ (or Legend)
S c ___ l ___
Circle your favorite landform and then fill in the blanks below
Ocean
Canyons
Mountains
Mesas
Hills
Bays
Valleys
Islands
My favorite San Diego landform is/are the _______________ because I
like to____________________________.
Vocabulary match –up. Draw a line from the vocabulary word on the left to
the correct definition on the right.
Compass
A map maker
Compass Rose
A tool used to locate magnetic North
Cartographer
North , South, East, West
Cardinal Direction
The part of the map that shows the
cardinal directions
(always points North)