Map Skills

What element on the map shows directions?

• scale

• compass rose

• title

• country

What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?

• key

• legend

• scale

• grid

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

The title of a map tells you...

• where you are

• how many people live there

• how many mountains

• what type of map is it

What tool would you use to find the exact location of a place?

• grid system

• scale

• title

• legend

Which part of a map shows you symbols and their meanings?

• mountains

• key or legend

• grid map

• island

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

N, E, S, W are called...

• blue directions

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• straight and forward

The intermediate directions are...

• NE, SE, NN, SS

• NE, SW, NW, NS

• NE, SE, SW, SE

• NW, SS, SN, EE

1 inch = 100 miles

What is the distance from Houston to Dallas if it measures 3 inches?

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

• 275 miles

• 300 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

1 inch = 50 miles

What is the distance between Sugar Land and Austin if it measures 4 and a half inches?

• 100 miles

• 225 miles

• 250 miles

• 300 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

The Rocky Mountains are what direction from the Great Plains?

• North

• South

• East

• West