How are maps used

to find different
types of information?
 A map legend gives the meaning of the symbols on a map. Look at the following map
and legend and then answer the questions below.

Orange Forest

Brown Lake

Yellow Road
Purple Lake

Green Road Golden Inn

Rainbow
Campground
Legend: hotel -
Pink Road
forest- river - lake –

fish - bridge - road –

Black Forest
campground - boat -

1. ______________________ Lake has fish in it.

What are you noticing?
2. The _____________________________ River has a bridge over it.
3. The name of the forest closest to Red River is_______________________________.
4. The name of the longest road on the map is_______________________________.
I Name_____________________________
noticed a compass rose.
A Map Legend
A map legend gives the meaning of the symbols on a map. Look at the following map
and legend and then answer the questions below.

Orange Forest

Brown Lake
Yellow Road

Purple Lake

Green Road Golden Inn

Rainbow
Campground
Legend: hotel -
Pink Road
forest- river - lake –

fish - bridge - road –

Black Forest
campground - boat - A map has a compass rose. It
shows cardinal directions. Can you find
north, south, east and west?
1. ______________________ Lake has fish in it.
2. The _____________________________ River has a bridge over it.
3. The name of the forest closest to Red River is_______________________________.
Golden Inn

I noticed symbols.

Legend: hotel -
d
forest- river - lake –

fish - bridge - road –

campground - boat -
A map has a compass rose. It A map has symbols. It shows
shows cardinal directions. Can you find something in the real world.
north, south, east and west? Where is the park?

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in it.
River has a bridge over it.
olden Inn

I noticed a key or legend.

Legend: hotel -
KEY

forest- river - lake – bus stop

fish - bridge - road – park W

campground - boat - post office

A key on the map shows what

n it. the symbols mean.

iver has a bridge over it.

 Name_____________________________

A Map Legend
A map legend gives the meaning of the symbols on a map. Look at the following map
and legend and then answer the questions below.

Orange Forest

Brown Lake
Yellow Road

Purple Lake

Green Road Golden Inn

Rainbow
Campground
Name_____________________________
Legend: hotel -
Pink Road
A Map Legend
forest- river -
A map legend gives the meaning of the symbols on a map. Look at the following map lake –
and legend and then answer the questions below.

Orange Forest fish - bridge - road –

Black Forest Brown Lake
Yellow Road

Purple Lake
campground - boat -

Green Road Golden Inn

1. ______________________ Lake has fish in it. Rainbow

Campground
Legend: hotel -
Pink Road

2. The _____________________________ River has a bridge over it. forest-

fish -
river -

bridge -
lake –

road –
Black Forest
campground - boat -

3. The name of the forest closest to Red River is_______________________________.

1. ______________________ Lake has fish in it.

4. The name of the longest road on the2.3. TheThemap is_______________________________.

_____________________________ River has a bridge over it.
name of the forest closest to Red River is_______________________________.

5. You will find boats on _______________________________ Lake.

4. The name of the longest road on the map is_______________________________.
5. You will find boats on _______________________________ Lake.
 A map legend gives the meaning of the symbols on a map. Look at the following map
and legend and then answer the questions below.

Orange Forest

Brown Lake

Yellow Road
Purple Lake

Green Road Golden Inn

Rainbow
Campground
Legend: hotel -
Pink Road
forest- river - lake –

fish - bridge - road –

Black Forest
campground - boat -

When would you use this map?

1. ______________________ Lake has fish in it.
2. The _____________________________ River has a bridge over it.
3.________________________
The name of the forest closest to Red River is_______________________________.

________________________
4. The name of the longest road on the map is_______________________________.
5. You will find boats on _______________________________ Lake.
 A map legend gives the meaning of the symbols on a map. Look at the following map
and legend and then answer the questions below.

Orange Forest

Brown Lake

Yellow Road
Purple Lake

Green Road Golden Inn

Rainbow
Campground
Legend: hotel -
Pink Road
forest- river - lake –

fish - bridge - road –

Black Forest
campground - boat -

Why would you use this map?

1. ______________________ Lake has fish in it.
2. The _____________________________ River has a bridge over it.
_______________________
3. The name of the forest closest to Red River is_______________________________.

_______________________
4. The name of the longest road on the map is_______________________________.
5. You will find boats on _______________________________ Lake.
Name_____________________________

Map Symbols
Lots of maps have pictures on them. These pictures stand for real things. They are
called symbols. Symbols show us where things like hospitals, fire stations, police
stations, parks, and schools etc. are located on a map.

The following pictures are some symbols you might see on a map. Look at each of
the symbols below and see if you can figure out what real objects they stand for. Use
the word bank below to help you label the symbols.

train tracks forest house lake

lighthouse mountains church airport
factory campground bridge skyscraper

_________ _________ _________ _________

_________ _________ _________ _________

__________ ___________ __________ __________

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Name_____________________________

Map Symbols
Map symbols are pictures on a map that stand for real things. Think of a picture that
you could draw for each of the following ‘real things’. Remember that people should
be able to easily recognize what your picture means if they are looking at that symbol
on a map.
picnic area tree fire station

river road school

police station farm playground

apartment parking lot bank

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