Map Skills

Front

Cartography

Back

Making maps

Front

A map represents a location or area:

Back

Graphically

Front

Maps are used to:

Back

Display location and distance

Front

What is a compass?

Back

Direction indicator

Front

What does a compass display?

Back

The main directions and their intermediate points

Front

The scale of a map is the ratio of:
- A distance on the map to a distance in the real world
- A distance in the real world to a distance on the map
- Both A and B
- Neither A nor B

Back

Both A and B

Front

What is the graphic ratio?

Back

A line or bar with labeled distances

Front

Latitude lines run:

Back

East to West

Front

Lines of longitude run:
- North to South
- East to West
- Up and down
- Diagonal

Back

North to South

Front

The prime meridian is located at:

Back

0 degrees longitude