title – tells you what the map is about. title

5 Parts of a MapCan you name them?

Title – Tells you what the map is about.

Title

Title

Date - Tells you when the map was created.

Date

Date

Why does it matter when the map was created?

Legend/Key – Tells you what symbols, lines, and colors on a map mean.

Legend/Key

Legend/Key

Scale – The ratio between the distance on a map and the distance in real life.

Scale

Scale

How can you measure the distance if you don’t have a ruler?

Compass Rose – Tells you which way north, south, east, and west are.

Compass Rose

Compass Rose

Three Types of Maps

Shown by:

Shown by:

These maps concentrate on a single subject or theme.

Shown by:

Examples…

Name:

Types of Maps

General Purpose

Special Purpose AKA

Thematic

Physical PoliticalElevation

Physical features

Color

Contour lines

Relief

Patterns

BoundariesCountriesCapitalsMajor citiesStates/Territories

ColorSymbolsFont size

Rainfall/ClimateVegetationResourcesLand usePopulationHistoricalWeather

Symbol

Color

Get a piece of graph paper Write your name at the top and number your

page as 7 in your ISN. Draw a map of your “dream room” & include

the 5 parts of a map. Be neat and use a ruler. Make sure you are

using the grid lines to help you with scale. What you don’t finish becomes homework,

due on Tuesday!!! This will count as a minor grade.

Dream Room Activity

(in feet)