GP Unit 1: Map Skills

Indicates the four cardinal directions: North, South, East, West

• Scale

• Compass

• Key

• Legend

What is being shown in the picture?

• Lines of Longitude

• Lines of Latitude

What is being shown in the picture?

• Lines of Longitude

• Lines of Latitude

What shows the relationship between map measurements and actual distances on a map?

• Compass

• Key

• Scale

• Legend

Lines of longitude are often called

• Grids

• Parallels

• Meridians

• Routes

Lines of Latitude are often called

• Grids

• Parallels

• Meridians

• Routes

What is the major issue of all map projections like the Mercator and Robinson?

• The land size and shape are distorted.

• The landforms are absent from political maps.

• The boundaries include different names.

• The boundary lines do not follow gridlines.

Match the following

• Longitude

• 
• Compass

• 
• Latitude

• 
• Scale Bar

• 
• Legend

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All of the following are examples of thematic maps EXCEPT

• Climate

• Historical

• Resource

• Physical

Type of map that shows boundaries such as cities, capitals, countries, etc.

• Physical

• Political

• Resource

• Climate