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Map Legend

What do the symbols on a map mean?

Goal:

Goal:

Use the graphics below to complete these steps:

  1. A compass rose can help you read maps in the same way a compass helps you find the four directions. Look at the compass rose you drew.

  2. A map legend often includes these symbols. Copy the map legend and the compass rose into your lesson worksheet, and color the compass rose. 

Map Symbols and Compass Rose

Look at the map scale in miles and kilometers. Put your thumb against it, and see how many miles and kilometers your thumb measures in scale on a map!