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Activities and worksheets teach kids how to read and use a variety of maps and map keys, legends, and symbols: physical & land-use maps, directional & street maps, transit maps, political maps, floor plans, and more.

Learn what a map key is and discover why maps use different types of lines, colors, and symbols to help readers better understand and navigate them.

Map Key - The key tells us what different symbols, colors, and lines on a map mean. Compass Rose - This shows us directions on a map. Example: north, south, east, west. Scale - Scale shows what a distance on a map is actually equal to the distance on Earth. For example, a map might state 1" equals 1,000 miles.

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We introduce things like the key, map landmarks, cardinal directions, the...more. In this video about maps for kids we will learn how to read a map, how to make a map, and many other useful...

Read Map Key Lesson for Kids. Map keys, also known as legends, make maps easier to understand. Learn what a map key is and discover why maps use different types of lines,...

Feb 24, 2021 · Teach children basic map skills through a hands-on approach. Children will learn the four essential parts of a map including- Compass Rose, Scale, Title, and Key- and how to create their own maps using these parts.

Use these Social Studies worksheets to teach map skills, including using a compass rose, using a scale of miles, reading a map key, finding places on a street map. Use the map of "Lakeside Campground" to answer the questions about the cardinal directions North, South, East, and West.

A map key is a little box of information found at the bottom of a map. It contains an explanation of what the different lines and symbols on the map mean, as well as a scale for you to work out distance. Without a map key, it would be very, very difficult to understand a map.