Map/Geography (M) Study Guide

Located somewhere on a map and tells the subject of the map

• Latitude

• Title

• Compass Rose

• Map Scale

A picture or mark that represents something else

• Continent

• Title

• Symbol

• Key

A box on a map that explains what all the symbols on the map represent or stand for

• Geography

• Cardinal directions

• Title

• Key

This part of a map tells us the subject or content of the map.

• Title

• Latitude/Longitude Lines

• Scale

• Date

What is the map element that tells what symbols on the map mean?

• Key/Compass
• Key/Legend
• Legend/Scale
• Inset/Scale

A diagram that shows cardinal or intermediate directions

• Scale bar

• Compass Rose

• Direction bar

• GPS

This map element tells the purpose of the map (what the map is for/about)

• Title
• Scale
• Legend
• Key

The study of the Earth's surface is called ​ (a)  

• geography
• longitude
• Title
• geology

Imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole and are often called meridians. These lines run vertically.

• Latitude

• Longitude

A Compass Rose shows ___________ on most maps.

• Symbols
• Routes
• Directions
• Climate