Matching Pairs Social Studies Map GameOnline version Yeet! by Duke Reade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Map Symbols: A map symbol is a drawing or item that represents a place or monument on a map. Used to make maps easier to use. A map that has individual boxes with an identification code in them that you can look up in the index. Political Map: Focuses on governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities, and they usually include large bodies of water Economic Map: Focuses on showing the different resources that come from certain areas. Road Map: Is a very detailed map and is normally used for directions Compass Rose: Focuses on the cardinal directions on a map and is normally a circle with a plus sign in the middle. Climatic Map: Focuses on the information about the climate of different areas Scale: Focuses on the distances on the map with Relation to actual distances on the Earth. For example 1 inch equals 100 miles so 5 inches equals 500 miles. Topographic Map: Focuses on differences in elevation and changes in landscape with the help of contour lines and not colors. Physical Map: Focuses on boundaries between entities, like countries, states or counties