Map Skills Quiz

What is a map key?

• A compass

• Where something is found

• A box on a map in which map symbols are explained

• The four directions of north, south, east, and west

What is a Scale on a Map?

• Where something is found

• A model of the earth

• a picture that shows a location

• Show the relationship between distance on a map and in reality.

What Cardinal direction is missing?

 The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.

• Northeast
• Southeast
• Northwest
• North

Which map part tells what the map is about?

• Title

• Scale

• Legend

• Key

What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?

• key

• legend

• scale

• grid

N, E, S, W are called...

• blue directions

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• straight and forward

The intermediate directions are...

• NE, SE, NN, SS

• NE, SW, NW, NS

• NW, NE, SW, SE

• NW, SS, SN, EE

Which is NOT an ocean on our planet?

• Indian

• Arctic

• Northern

• Pacific

What is the name of the dark yellow continent?

• South America

• North America

• Asia

• Africa