Module 1 Social Studies

this map shows governmental boundaries between countries or states

political map

a map that shows landforms and bodies of water

physical map

a map that shows the height of things compared to the sea

elevation map

another word for elevation map is ____________

topographic map

a map that shows how many people live in an area

population map

something that has been bent, twisted, or changed from its natural shape

distortion

paper maps have m____ d___________

map distortion

how far away something is

distance

which way you are going or looking like North, East, South, or West

direction

the name on top of the map

map title

the arrows showing North, East, South, and West

compass rose

a little box telling you what the pictures mean

map key

the straight lines going up or down AND left or right

coordinate grid

a ruler or bar that shows how many centimeters is equal to how many kilometers

map scale

the large land areas on our planet

continents

the large bodies of water on our planet

oceans

The 7 continents are...

Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America

The 5 oceans are...

Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Indian Ocean

a person who makes maps

cartographer