Map Skills

What is the name of this part of the map?

• Legend

• Title

• Compass Rose

• Map Scale

What part of a map would you find symbols?

• Compass Rose

• Map Key

• Title

• Map Scale

Measures distance from the equator. These lines run east and west and measure north and south.

• Cardinal Directions
• Latitude Lines
• Longitude Lines
• Intermediate Directions

__________ directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.

• Latitude
• Cardinal
• Intermediate
• Longitudinal

A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.

• Symbol
• Compass Rose
• Map Scale
• Merdian

__________ measures distance from the Prime Meridian.  These imaginary lines run from the north pole to the south pole.  These lines run north and south and measure east or wes

• Latitude 
• Longitude
• Lines
• Equator

 This type of map shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and/or counties.  It sometimes includes cities, roads, and significant bodies of water.

• Physical
• Political
• Product
• Map

The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.

• North 
• South
• East
• West

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

 The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.

• Northeast
• Southeast
• Northwest
• North

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

 The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.

• Southwest
• Southeast
• South
• West

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7