Map Skills

What is this object known as?

• Map symbol

• Map key

• Map scale

• Compass rose

A ______________ shows directions on a map

• continent

• meridian

• compass

• scale

Vertical lines going around the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole and showing how far east or west places are from the Prime Meridian are called __________.

• relative location

• absolute location

• longitude

• latitude

__________ map shows the borders of regions, countries, states, and cities.

• physical

• political

• climate

• population

Which of the follow could be characteristics of a physical map? Select all that apply.

• mountains

• climate

• population

• deserts

Using the map, answer the following question. What is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth? Go to H3 to find it.

The __________ divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

• longitude

• prime meridian

• equator

• absolute location

What is the main purpose of a compass rose on a map?

• To show the scale of the map

• To indicate the cardinal directions

• To display the map's legend

• To highlight the map's title

Which type of map would you use to find the elevation of a mountain?

• Political map

• Topographic map

• Climate map

• Road map

What does a map's scale help you determine?

• The distance between two locations

• The population of a city

• The climate of a region

• The political boundaries