Map Skills

What part of a map tells what the map is about?

• Scale

• Title

• Compass

• Key

A key on a map tells you what the symbols (pictures) on a map mean.

• True

• False

What part of a map should you look at for directions?

• Compass

• Scale

• Title

• Key

What part of a map tells you how far away something is on the map in real life?

• Key

• Title

• Compass

• Scale

What are the cardinal directions?

• North, South, East, and West

• Northeast

• Southeast

• Northwest

What are the intermediate directions?

• East, North

• Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

• North, South

• South, East

Why do you need directions on a map?

• To know what the map is about.

• To see how far a place is from another.

• To see how big or small something is.

• So that you will know which way to go.

What is this object known as?

• map symbol
• map key
• map scale
• compass rose

A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.

• Equator

• Hemisphere

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

What IS NOT a part of most maps?

• Compass Rose

• Title

• Symbols/Key

• People