Map Skills Terms Quiz

words at the top of a map that describe what it shows. Tells the reader about the subject of the map/what area the map covers

• map title
• symbol
• legend
• key

a shape, line, or color on a map that stands for something else

• compass rose
• cardinal directions
• latitude
• symbol

a box in which all symbols on a map are explained. Gives information about the symbols on a map

• legend (key)
• map title
• latitude
• scale

a pointer that shows which directions on a map are north, south, east, and west

• compass rose
• political map
• legend (key)
• grid system

north, south, east, and west (N, S, E, and W)

• cardinal directions
• compass rose
• history map
• grid system

used to measure distance on a map

• scale
• legend (key)
• border
• natural features

a pattern of lines that form squares. Uses a grid of letters and numbers to help the map reader find locations

• grid system
• symbol
• border
• map title

a map that shows where cities and borders of states and countries are located

• political map
• physical map
• history map
• map title

a map that shows landforms and bodies of water

• political map
• physical map
• history map
• map title

a map that shows an area as it was at some time in the past

• political map
• physical map
• history map
• map title