Map Skills Flashcard

Front

Which has ALL the parts of a map? Options: Title, Legend, Compass rose, Scale, Scale, Title, Legend, Title, Scale, Compass Rose, Grid system, Scale, Title, Inset map, Legend, Compass rose

Back

Scale, Title, Inset map, Legend, Compass rose

Front

What is an inset map?

Back

Smaller map on the same page as the larger map that zooms in or out of the larger map

Front

Which is important for knowing what information the map will show? Options: Title, Scale, Compass rose, Latitude and longitude

Back

Title

Front

What is the purpose of a map scale?

Back

Compare the distance measured on the map to the real distance on Earth

Front

What does a map legend show?

Back

symbols and what they mean

Front

Which lists the cardinal directions on a compass rose?

Back

North, South, West, East

Front

Directions can be shown using a symbol with arrows pointing in all four cardinal directions. What is this symbol called?

Back

Compass rose

Front

A political map shows ________________.

Back

the location and boundaries of countries, states, and cities

Front

A physical map shows ________________________________.

Back

the location of rivers, deserts, mountains, and bodies of water in an area

Front

A line of latitude that runs around the middle of the earth at 0°

Back

Equator