Use a Simple Map Key - Practice 1

A map key explains what a symbol means on that map.

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A map key explains what a symbol means on that map. Symbols can mean different things on different maps, so read this key first. An adult can read the clues aloud.

Worked example

On a key that says circle = pond, a circle marks a pond. A different key could use a circle for something else.

Example map key: a circle means pond, triangle means tree, and square means hut. Each question supplies its own legend; symbols need not keep the same meaning across maps.

Would you believe it?

A map is a chosen view of a place, not the place itself. Even a simple room map can leave out most of the objects in the room.

Question 1 Map 1 key: circle = pond. What does its circle mark? pond tree anything at all

Question 2 Map 2 key: triangle = tree. What does its triangle mark? pond anything at all tree

Question 3 Map 3 key: square = hut. What does its square mark? anything at all hut pond

Question 4 Map 4 key: star = meeting place. What does its star mark? meeting place hut anything at all

Question 5 Map 5 key: line = path. What does its line mark? tree anything at all path

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