Map skills quiz

A _____ tells the subject of the map or globe

• Title

• Color

• Scale

• Legend

______ represents information such as natural resources and economic activities

• Title

• Symbols

• Lines of latitude

• Locator globe

_____ are the names of places, such as cities, countries, rivers, and mountains

• Scale

• Compass rose

• Lines of longitude

• Labels

____ represent different kinds of information. For example, the color blue usually represents water

• Compass rose

• Colors

• Title

• Lines of latitude

_____ are imaginary horizontal lines that measure the distance north or south of the equator

• Lines of longitude

• Lines of latitude

• Scale

• Labels

_____ are imaginary vertical lines that measure the distance east or west of the prime meridian

• Lines of latitude

• Colors

• Compass rose

• Lines of longitude

A ____ shows how much distance on Earth is represented by distance on the map or globe. For example, a half inch on the map represents 100 miles on Earth.

• Scale

• Colors

• Legend

• Symbols

A ____, or key, explains what the symbols and colors on the map or globe represent

• Title

• Lines of longitude

• Legend

• Compass rose

A ____ shows the directions north, south, east, and west

• Lines of latitude

• Compass rose

• Locator globe

• Symbols

A _____ shows the specific area of the world that is shown on a map

• Locator globe

• Symbols

• Scale

• Legend