Map Skills Quiz 2024-25

1. A flat drawing that shows the Earth's surface is a_________________

• globe
• map
• compass rose
• map key

2. A spherical, ball-shaped model of Earth __________________

• compass rose
• border
• globe
• map

3. Click on the map. What kind of map is it?

• political
• physical
• special-purpose
• climate

4. Click on the map. What kind of map is it?

• political
• physical
• special-purpose
• climate

5. Click on the map. What kind of map is it?

• political
• physical
• special-purpose
• climate

6. Which part of this map would you use to find directions?

• scale bar
• compass rose
• locator map
• key

7. Which part of this map would you use to estimate the distance between two places?

• scale bar
• compass rose
• locator map
• key

8. Which part of this map do you use to determine what the map symbols mean?

• scale bar
• compass rose
• locator map
• key

9. Which part of this map tells you where the United States is located on the continent of North America?

• scale bar
• compass rose
• locator map
• key

10. To show a flat image of Earth's round surface, map makers use different ______________.

• photographs
• projections
• distortions