The title of a map is found at the top of the map.

It tells you what the map is showing. The title will be in a large font and describe in detail what the map is for.

The Title

All the map symbols are named in the map key.

The key is usually off to the side of the map and tells you the meaning for each symbol .

Map Key

A Compass Rose is a symbol on a map that shows directions.

The directions are
N = North
S = South
E = East
W = West

Compass Rose

There are many different types of maps to show different types of information, some of them are described below.

Political Map

Climate Map

Resource Map
Road Map

Physical Map

Map Types

Political Maps can show bodies of water, different sizes of lands, from large continents to small cities.

features of a political map |

1- Major cities are named

2- Uses colors to show states and countries

3- borders are drawn between states and countries

Political Maps

Climate maps shows us weather patterns that have been observed in a given area over a long period of time.

features of a climate map |

1- A climate map shows information about the climate of an area.

2- By looking at a climate map, you can see the areas that receive more rainfall and areas that have dry weather.

Climate Map

Resource maps show the different resources present in the area.They show the kind of crops that are grown and the minerals found in places.

features of a Resource map |


1- Symbols and letters are used to depict the activity or resource present in the area for examplea tree on a resource map represent A Forrest

Resource Map

A Road map is one of the most widely used map types.

features of a Road map |



1- A Road map show major and minor highways and roads as well as City Locations

Road Map

Physical Map

​Physical maps show us where to find mountains, forests, rivers, lakes and many more landforms.



features of a Physical maps |


1- Physical maps can show us landforms.

​​A globe is a round model of Earth..

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​It shows all the land and water on Earth. 

​The blue part on the globe shows water. (Oceans)

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​The brown and green parts show land. ( Continents)

Globe​

Longitudes and latitudes

​Latitude

• ​Lines on a map that run parallel to the equator

• ​Used to locate positions between north & south

• They run horizontal like the rungs of a ladder.

​Longitude

• ​Lines on a map that run perpendicular to the equator

• ​Used to locate positions between east and west

• ​They run vertical on the globe

Equator

• ​EQUATOR is an imaginary line that runs across the middle of the Earth like a belt.

• it runs east and west

• Horizontal lines parallel to the equator are lines of latitude.

TIME ZONES

​Time Zones

• ​Because sunlight will reach different parts of the world at different times, the Earth is divided into Time Zones.

• A Time Zone is an area where all clocks are set to the same time.

• ​Earth has 24 Time Zones because Earth takes 24 hours to rotate one time.

​Time Zone Math

• ​When we travel across Time Zones, we need to change our clocks.

• Each Time Zone we travel west, we move our clock one hour earlier.

• ​Each Time Zone we travel east, we move our clock one hour later.

Asteroid Belt

• Most orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter

• The asteroid belt is divided into an inner belt and an outer belt.
  

Asteroids

• Asteroids are found in our solar system

• Asteroids can be both very small and very big

• Typically made of rock and metal.

Comets

• A small solar system body that orbits the Sun.

• Comets are made of frozen gas and dust.

• a satellite is an object that orbits (goes around) a planet.
  

• There are several hundred natural satellites, or moons, in our Solar System.

  
  

• Thousands of artificial (human-made) satellites have also been launched since 1957.

satellite