Maps

What map feature tells you what the map is showing?

• Title

• Scale

• Compass

• Context

What map feature tells you the ratio between size in real life and size in the map?

• Scale

• Title

• Legend

• Compass

What map feature tells you what the map symbols mean?

• Legend

• Title

• Compass

• Scale

What map feature tells you cardinal directions? (north, south, east, and west)

• Compass

• Scale

• Title

• Context

Which type of map shows you government borders and names of cities?

• Political

• Historic

• Physical

• Demographic

Which type of map shows you landforms and natural features?

• Physical

• Historic

• Political

• Demographic

Which type of map shows you past situations or events?

• Historic

• Political

• Physical

• Demographic

Which type of map shows you population characteristics?

• Demographic

• Physical

• Historic

• Political

A map is a...

• representation of a place, always with a purpose

• group of drawings

• representation of something without any biases

• piece of paper that tells you where to go

Which one of these is NOT one of the four features of maps?

• Context

• Title

• Scale

• Compass