Map Reading - Extra Practice
Across
- 2. A map that uses symbols to show natural resources or how people make money.
- 3. A map that focuses on natural features like mountains, rivers, and lakes.
- 7. What an economic map is showing when it uses a symbol like cheese or coal.
- 8. A map that uses different colors to show weather patterns like rain and snow.
- 11. A small picture on a map used to represent a real-life object or resource.
- 12. A map that uses small lines to show the earth’s elevation in great detail.
- 14. The specific direction you would travel to get from New York City to Boston.
- 15. A recognizable object or business used to help give directions on a map.
Down
- 1. The symbol on a map that shows directions like North, South, East, and West.
- 3. What a climate map is showing when it tracks rain, snow, or sleet.
- 4. The part of a map that explains what the symbols and colors mean.
- 5. A map used to find highways, airports, and railroad tracks for traveling.
- 6. The geographic term for a group of islands, like New York City.
- 9. A type of map that shows state and national boundaries, capitals, and major cities.
- 10. The tool used to measure the actual distance between two places on a map.
- 13. A line on a political map that shows where one state or country ends and another begins.