| A | B |
|---|
| connects | brings together |
| distance | features |
| mapmaker | a person who makes maps |
| peel | pull off |
| map | a drawing of how a place looks from above |
| compass | helps you travel in the right direction |
| scale | tells you the distance on a map |
| map key | helps you understand the symbols used by the mapmaker to show things like houses, play areas, and schools on the map |
| features | traits or characteristics |
| physical map | uses symbols to show where mountains, deserts, forests and other features of the land |
| continents | biggest land masses |
| islands | smaller pieces of land that are surrounded by water |
| peninsula | land that is nearly surrounded by water |
| oceans | largest bodies of water |
| lakes | bodies of water surrounded by land |
| river | large stream of water |
| map symbols | show the features that appear on the physical maps |
