1. Types and Uses of Maps

2. Types of Maps

3. Political
Shows borders between countries and states

4. Climate
Shows weather patterns,
typical rainfall

5. Physical
Landforms like lakes, rivers, mountains, and plains

6. Resource
Natural resources like fur, lumber, minerals, and metals

7. Road
Streets, highways, bridges, trails

8. Topographic
The lay of the land, height of mountains, depth of valleys

9. Historical
Empires, migrations, trade routes

10. Characteristics of Maps

11. Title
The subject of the map

12. Compass Rose
Shows which way is up, direction

13. Scale
Distance in miles and kilometers

14. Legend (key)
explains what the symbols used on a map mean

15. Locator Map
Where the subject of the map is in the world

16. Longitude
The vertical lines on the map

17. Latitude
The horizontal lines on the map