Map Skills Overview

Match the following tools with their functions:

• Scale

• Explains symbols on the map

• Compass Rose

• Represents distance

• Legend

• Shows directions

Which of the following is the largest continent?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Australia

How many continents are most widely recognized on Earth?

• Five

• Six

• Seven

• Eight

Which continent is highlighted in green on the map?

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• Australia

Match the highlighted continents with their names:

• Orange

• Asia

• Pink

• Europe

• Red

• South America

• Yellow

• North America

What is a map?

• A drawing of a real place

• A type of food

• A musical instrument

• A kind of animal

Match the following benefits of having good map skills with their descriptions:

• Understanding where you are

• Sense of place

• Understanding how to navigate from one place to another

• Sense of movement

• Understanding the characteristics of a location

• Sense of location

What is a globe?

• A model of the Earth

• A type of map

• A star in the sky

• A type of plant

Match the following terms with their definitions:

• Major landmasses of the world

• Oceans

• Main bodies of water

• Continents

• A model of the Earth

• Globe

What does a political map show?

• Natural landscapes

• Government borders for countries, states, or counties

• Weather patterns

• Population density.