🗺️ Part 1: Map Types and Symbols

1. Which type of map shows mountains, rivers, and deserts?

Political map

Physical map

Thematic map

2. A map that shows countries, states, and cities is called a _____________ map.

Answer: _____________________

3. Check all the items you would find in a map legend:

Symbols for roads

Color meanings

The weather forecast

What symbols mean

4. A thematic map shows:

Only physical features like mountains

Specific information like population or climate

Only political boundaries

📏 Part 2: Map Scales

5. If a map scale shows "1 inch = 50 miles," and two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, what is the real distance between them?

Real distance: _________ miles

6. On a map with the scale "1 inch = 25 miles," how many inches on the map would represent 100 miles in real life?

Map distance: _________ inches

7. Why are map scales important? Write your answer in 1-2 sentences.

8. Circle the correct scale that would show the MOST detail of a small area:

1 inch = 1 mile

1 inch = 100 miles

1 inch = 500 miles

9. You want to plan a trip from El Paso to San Antonio, Texas. Which type of map would be MOST helpful and why?

10. I Can Statement Check: Complete these sentences about what you learned:

I can identify _______ different types of maps: _____________, _____________, and _____________.

I can use a map scale to measure _________________ between two places.

I can read map symbols by looking at the _________________ on a map.