Map Skills Review

a 3-D model of Earth

• scale

• map key

• globe

• ocean

shows how the distance between two locations on a map compares to the distance in real life

• scale

• map key

• globe

• oceans

shows directions on a map

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• compass rose

• globe

shows what the symbols on a map means

• scale

• map key/legend

• geography

• title

the largest areas of water on Earth

• continents

• oceans

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

tells what the map is about

• geography

• title

• map key/legend

• compass rose

the four main parts on a compass: north, east, south, and west

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• compass rose

• globe

large areas of land separated from other areas by water, mountains, or other natural features

• oceans

• continents

• globe

• compass rose

northwest, northeast, southwest, south east

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• compass rose

• globe