How to read maps

_________ show the Earth as a SPHERE.

• Maps

• Globes

• Compass rose

_________________ show the Earth as flat.

• Maps

• Globes

• Compass rose

What is used to explain the symbols used on a map?

• map key
• map scale
• symbol
• map code

What is this object known as?

• map symbol
• compass

• map scale
• compass rose

Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?

• North
• West
• Southeast
• East

What is a cartographer?

• A person who makes maps

• A person who pushes a cart

• A type of map

• Another name for a geographer

If you are trying to find your way from Columbia Falls Junior High to the Farm to Table ice cream store on nucleus, which kind of map would you reach for?

• Globe

• Mercator Map of Flathead County

• Mercator Map of USA

Which of the following is NOT a strength of the globe as a map?

• Accurate portrayal of country shapes

• Accurate portrayal of day and night

• Handy tool for local navigation

• Accurate portrayal of country size

Which of the following is NOT a strength of a flat Mercator map?

• Can be better for local navigation

• Accurate portrayal of geographic features like rivers and mountain ranges

• Distorts size and shape of things more depending on size

Which of the following are cardinal directions?

• North, southeast, west, northeast

• Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, Southeast

• North, South, East, West

• Northwest, Southeast, South, East