Social Studies Maps 4th grade

True or False: Political maps show the borders of countries, states, or other places.

• true

• false

True or False: Each day on Earth officially begins at the line of longitude called the Prime Meridian.

• true

• false

True or False: Arizona is one of the four states that meet at a point called "Four Corners."

• true

• false

True or False: The equator is found at zero degrees latitude.

• true

• false

True or False: A thematic map is used only for ELA class.

• true

• false

Click on ALL of the correct answers. The four cardinal directions are

• north

• northeast

• south

• east

• west

Click all answers that are correct. The intermediate directions include all of the cardinal directions plus

• northsouth

• southeast

• northeast

• northwest

• southwest

Someone who draws a map is called a

• journalist

• artist

• cartographer

Maps can

• tell us how to get from one place to another.

• show us everything from the entire Earth to a city block.

• both of the above

True or False: A map legend or key tells us what the different symbols on a map stand for.

• true

• false