Elements of Map Overview

What is another name for a map legend?

• Map Symbol
• Map direction
• Map Key
• Table of contents

Which best shows the elements of a map?

• Scale, legend, title
• Scale legend, title, inset maps
• Scale, title, directional indicator
• Scale, title, inset maps, legend, directional indicator

What is an inset map?

• Map that has been duplicated
• Smaller map on the same page as a larger map
• Map that provides the best directions
• Map with only boundary lines drawn

Which element is important because it allows information to be acquired efficiently?

• Legend
• Scale
• Direction Indicator
• Title

What is the purpose of a map scale?

• To weigh the political power of the states
• To show where things are located on the map
• Compare the distance measured on the map to the actual distance on Earth
• To show how large the map is

What is the importance of a directional indicator?

• To give you directions
• To let the reader know where they are located on the map
• To point to the south
• Determine the orientation of the map

Scales are often translated into how many miles are represented by one ___________.

• Inch
• Meter
• Millimeter
• Centimeter

Which of the following is _^NOT a feature of inset maps?

• Drawn at a larger scale
• Feature areas of interest related to the large map
• Provide additional information not shown on larger map
• To point out places that should not be visited on the larger map

What do map legends help determine?

• Meanings of symbols or colors that represent graphic features
• Orientation or direction map should be read
• Relationship of actual distance to map distance
• how efficient the map quality is

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

• Compass rose
• Compass
• Astrolabe
• North arrow