Communicating Information Using Graphs, Charts and Pictures: Lesson
 Topic Index | Grade 2 ELA  | Elementary Test Prep | StudyZone

What is a Map?
 

A map is a drawing that represents
a geographical area.

Maps of the world
 

 Maps of our country
   		Maps of our state
 Maps of your town
 

There are lots of different kinds of maps. They all give you lots of information.

Maps have several parts
 

  • Title

  • Legend

  • Scale
The Title tells you what information the map is telling you. The Legend tells you what each symbol
or color means.		 The Scale tells you how to measure distance on the map.

                    
Carefully look at the map below.
Read each question and click on the best choice for each question.

 

What is the title of this map?
 A.  White Mountain
 B.  Moose River
C.  Blue Lake
D.  Rock Island
What do blue rectangles represent?
 A. houses
 B.  river
C.  mountains
D.  bridge
Where is White Mountain?
 A.  South of Stone Town
 B.  South of Moose River
C.  North of Moose River
D.  South of Bedrock City