Map Terms and Skills

Map Terms and Skills

Unit 1

Key/Legend

an illustration that explains what the symbols or colors represent on a map. 

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a key/legend?

• to show lines

• to show distance

• to explain symbols and colors

• to explain pin points

Scale

the relationship between the actual distance on Earth and the same distance shown on a map

Multiple Choice

What does a scale show on a map?

• the relationship between two points

• the relationship between actual distance and shown distance

• the relationship between world maps and states

• the relationship between lines on a map

Compass Rose

a set of pointers that show direction on a map or globe

Open Ended

What is a compass rose?

Cardinal directions

The cardinal directions are North, South, East, and West.

Multiple Select

Choose the cardinal directions that are listed? *click all that apply*

• South

• None

• East

• West

Intermediate directions

Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest

Open Ended

What are the intermediate directions?

Population Map

a map that shows the population of various places

Open Ended

What does a population map show?

Physical Map

a map that shows landforms

Multiple Select

Which of the following are landforms?

• bodies of water

• football fields

• pebbles

• parking lots

Road Map

a map that shows major and minor road in cities or towns

Multiple Select

What does a Road Map show? *click all that apply*

• tributaries

• dirt roads

• major roads

• minor roads

Topographic Map

a map that shows elevation using contour lines

Open Ended

What does a topographic map use to show elevation?

Political Map

a map that shows countries, cities or states

Multiple Choice

What is the most common kind of map?

• topographic map

• population map

• physical map

• political map

Map

a flat representation of a location on Earth

Globe

a 3d representation of Earth

Open Ended

What is the difference between a map or a globe?

Hemisphere

any half of the Earth

Open Ended

There are four hemispheres. What are they?

Latitude

lines that run east to west and measure distance north or south of the Equator

Multiple Select

Latitude runs which direction, and what direction does it measure?

*click all that apply

• runs east to west

• measures north or south

• runs north to south

• measures east or west

Longitude

Lines that run north and south, and measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

Multiple Select

Longitude runs which direction, and measures which direction?

*click all that apply

• runs east to west

• runs north to south

• measures north or south

• measures east or west

Meridians

another name for lines of longitude

Parallels 

another name for lines of latitude

Open Ended

Meridians are another name for what? Parallels are another name for what?

Equator

the imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres

Prime Meridian

the imaginary line that divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres

Open Ended

What is the Equator? What is the Prime Meridian?

There are seven continents.

Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America

There are five oceans.

Artic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern Oceans

Open Ended

What are the seven continents and five major oceans?