diff --git a/seshat/apps/core/templates/core/polity_map.html b/seshat/apps/core/templates/core/polity_map.html
index 0c443f584..2c2d5e49a 100644
--- a/seshat/apps/core/templates/core/polity_map.html
+++ b/seshat/apps/core/templates/core/polity_map.html
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ <h2 class="h1 text-teal federicka-big" id="sliderDate"></h2>
                         <label for="playButton">Run animation:</label>
                         <button id="playButton" type="button" onclick="startPlay()">▶️</button>
                         <button id="stopButton" type="button" onclick="stopPlay()">⏸</button><br>
-                        <label for="switchPolitiesComponents">Colour by:</label>
+                        <label for="switchPolitiesComponents">Display:</label>
                         <select name="switchPolitiesComponents" id="switchPolitiesComponents" onchange="plotPolities()">
-                            <option value="polities">Polities</option>
-                            <option value="components">Components</option>
+                            <option value="polities">Full polities</option>
+                            <option value="components">Polity components</option>
                         </select><br>
                         <label for="opacitySlide">Opacity:</label>
                         <input type="range" name="opacitySlide" id="opacitySlide" min="0.1" max="1" step="0.1" value="0.5" class="slider"
diff --git a/seshat/apps/core/templates/core/world_map.html b/seshat/apps/core/templates/core/world_map.html
index 0b7414a9d..933bec489 100644
--- a/seshat/apps/core/templates/core/world_map.html
+++ b/seshat/apps/core/templates/core/world_map.html
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ <h1 class="text-teal federicka-big">Seshat World Map</h1>
                         </select>
                     </fieldset><br>
                     <fieldset id="switchPolitiesComponentsFieldset" style="display: block">
-                        <label for="switchPolitiesComponents">Colour by:</label>
+                        <label for="switchPolitiesComponents">Display:</label>
                         <select name="switchPolitiesComponents" id="switchPolitiesComponents" onchange="plotPolities()">
-                            <option value="polities">Polities</option>
-                            <option value="components">Components</option>
+                            <option value="polities">Full polities</option>
+                            <option value="components">Polity components</option>
                         </select>
                     </fieldset>
                     <label for="opacitySlide">Opacity:</label>