Basic Map Skills

Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?

• North
• East
• Southwest
• South

Which of the following is an intermediate direction?

• North
• South
• Northwest
• Northsouth

What continent do we live on?

• North America
• United States of America
• Europe
• Georgia

When you describe a place in terms of another place, that is called...

• relative location
• absolute location

Latitude and longitude numbers for a place are called the...

• points
• coordinates
• grid

What is the zero degree line of latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Tropic of Capricorn

The zero degree line of longitude is called the

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Cancer

Which type of map might show you what language is spoken in a region?

• Historical map
• Cultural map
• Political map

Which type of map will show you how many people live in a specific area?

• Cultural map
• Physical map
• Population density map

What is the tool on the map that you can use to measure the distance between places?

• Ruler
• scale
• Grid