| Maps Represent the World
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| A map is a drawing created to represent the world or a part
of the world's surface. Maps show where physical or natural features,
such as lakes and mountains, are found. They also show where human or
political features, such as cities and country boundaries, are located.
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| Symbols are used to represent the features shown on maps.
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| Map makers do not want people to guess about the meaning of symbols
used on maps. For this reason most maps include a key or legend.
The map legend lists the symbols used on the map and tells us what the
symbols represent. Examining the map legend will help you understand the
meaning of the symbols used on that map.
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| Look at the map of the United States. Find the legend. The legend
lists some of the symbols used on the map. It also explains what these
symbols mean.
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| Dot Symbols
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| The United States map legend shows that six dot-like symbols are
used to represent the locations and population of cities.
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| Use the six dot population symbols found in the United States map
legend to answer the following questions. Write your answers in the
spaces provided.
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- Are there any cities in Mississippi, Alabama,
Arkansas, or Oklahoma with a population of over
1,000,000? ________________________________________
- What is the largest city in Arizona?
______________________________________
- What Texas cities have more than 1,000,000 people?
____________________________________________________________
What Texas city has a population of 500,000 to 1,000,000
people? _____________________
- What are the two largest cities in Arkansas?
____________________ and ____________________
- What are the three largest cities in New Mexico?
____________________ ____________________ ____________________
- What are the two largest cities in Idaho?
____________________ and ____________________
- List the four cities in Washington with populations of
more that 50,000 people? ____________________ __________________
__________________ __________________
Which of these cities is the largest? __________________
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| Line Symbols
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| The United States legend shows that several different line symbols
are used to represent canals, dams, country boundaries and state
boundaries. For example, country boundaries are represented by red lines
made up of one long dash and two short dashes. State boundaries are
represented by red lines made up of one long dash and one short dash.
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| Use the state boundary symbol in the United States map legend to
answer the following questions. Write your answers in the spaces
provided.
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- What eight states share a common boundary with Tennessee? List
them in alphabetical order. __________________ __________________
__________________ __________________ __________________
__________________ __________________ __________________
- Six states share a common boundary with Iowa. List them in
alphabetical order. __________________ __________________
__________________ __________________ __________________
__________________
- List in alphabetical order the six states that share a common
boundary with Idaho. __________________ __________________
__________________ __________________ __________________
__________________
- What two states do not touch any other state? __________________
__________________
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| State Capitals
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| The United States map legend shows that a city with its name
underlined and a star in the population symbol. The example used in the
legend is shown below.
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| *Indianapolis
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| Use the state capital symbol found in the United States desk map
legend to answer the following questions. Write the name of the state
capital in the space next to the name of the state. |
| 12. North Dakota |
___________________ |
17. Illinois |
___________________ |
| 13. South Dakota |
___________________ |
18. Kansas |
___________________ |
| 14. Georgia |
___________________ |
19. Oregon |
___________________ |
| 15. Pennsylvania |
___________________ |
20. Hawaii |
___________________ |
| 16. Vermont |
___________________ |
21. California |
___________________ |
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| Area Symbols
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| The legend on the United States maps shows that different colors are
used to represent water and land areas. Bodies of water are all colored
blue. Land areas are shown in shades of green, yellow, and brown. Shades
of the colors are used to represent differences in land elevation.
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| Land Elevation
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| Shades of green, yellow and brown are used on maps to represent
elevation. The elevation of a place refers to its heights above the
level of the sea. The legend on the United States map shows that dark
green is used to represent places from sea level to 500 feet above sea
level. Light green is used to represent land areas that are between 500
and 1,000 feet above the level of the sea. Bright yellow is used for
place with elevation of 1,000 to 2,000 feet. Places with elevations
2,000 to 5,000 feet are represented by a yellow-brown pattern. Places
5,000 to 10,000 feet above sea level are represented by brown. Places
over 10,000 feet above sea level are represented by a darker brown.
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| Answer the following statements about elevation in the United
States. Use the six land elevation symbols in the map legend to help
you. Circle T if the statement is true and F it the statement is false.
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