Map Elements Exploration
Explore the basic elements of a map, including titles, legends, compass roses, and symbols, for second-grade students.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Look at the treasure map to help you!
1. What is the title of the map shown?
2. Can you find a compass rose on the map? What direction does the 'N' point to?
3. A map tells you what the symbols on a map mean. (Hint: It is also called a key)
4. The on a map helps you know which way is North, South, East, and West.
5. A map tells you what the map is about.
Match each map element with its description.
6. Compass Rose
a. Shows what the map is about
7. Legend/Key
b. Shows directions (N, S, E, W)
8. Title
c. Explains symbols on the map
9. Why is it important to have a map title?
10. Imagine you are drawing a map of your classroom. What are two symbols you would use and what would they mean?