Maps

Understanding and using maps? What is a key or a legend? Helps us understand colors and symbols. What are symbols used on a map? Shapes and colors represent things. What is a political map? It shows boundaries between countries and states. Do you know what a compass rose is? A circle that shows the cardinal directions and intermediate directions. What is a elevation map? main type of map shows the height of areas.

What is a map scale? A map scale refers to the relationship between distance on a map distance What is a physical map? A map that shows different colors to see what is the difference between the places.

What is an oceanographic map?

oceanographic is a map about the ocean. It shows, how shallow or deep the ocean is.