Map elements

What is the purpose of a map legend?

• To show the cardinal and intermediate directions

• To provide more details about a specific location

• To tell the reader what the different symbols and colors on a map mean

• To transfer distances from the map to the actual distances on the ground

What does a compass rose show on a map?

• The subject matter and location of the data for the map

• The different symbols and colors on a map

• The cardinal and intermediate directions

• The larger area in context to a smaller area

What is the purpose of a map scale?

• To show the cardinal and intermediate directions

• To provide more details about a specific location

• To tell the reader what the different symbols and colors on a map mean

• To transfer distances from the map to the actual distances on the ground

What is an inset map?

• The subject matter and location of the data for the map

• The different symbols and colors on a map

• The cardinal and intermediate directions

• A small map included within a larger map to provide more details about a specific location

Which map element is used to transfer distances from the map to the actual distances on the ground?

• Map title

• Map legend

• Compass rose

• Map scale

What does a map title tell us?

• The subject matter and location of the data for the map

• The different symbols and colors on a map

• The cardinal and intermediate directions

• The purpose of the map

What is another name for a map legend?

• Map key

• Map scale

• Inset map

• Compass rose

Which map element shows the North on the top of the map?

• Map title

• Map legend

• Compass rose

• Map scale

What is the purpose of an inset map?

• To show the cardinal and intermediate directions

• To provide more details about a specific location

• To tell the reader what the different symbols and colors on a map mean

• To transfer distances from the map to the actual distances on the ground

What does a map legend serve as?

• A decoder for the map symbols

• A locator map

• A scale bar

• A lexical scale