Map Skills

Which of the following interprets the signs on a map?

• Grid

• Legend

• Title

• Scale

How do we call the lines connecting the points on a map which have the same height above sea level?

How many km in real life 1 cm on the map, if the scale is 1:500 000?

Which helps us identify the elevation of a place?

• Elevation lines

• Grid

• Colouring

• Scale

What is the elevation difference between two lines if the contour tolerance is 10 m and the distance on the 1:20 000 map is 4 cm?

Which of these is a small scale map?

• the map of Europe

• the map of the World

• the map of the building

• the map of the classroom

Which of these is a thematic map?

• The topographic map of Europe

• A roadmap

• The topographic map of Asia

• A climate map

A tourist map of the historic inner city is...

• large scale

• small scale

Sniper creek is flowing...

• In a valley.

• On a ridge.

• On the steepest part of the map.

I feel that I understand this topic better now.

• True

• False