Map Skills

What kind of map would you use to see what people thought the world looked like 500 years ago?

• a physical map
• a military map
• a historical map
• an agricultural map

If you wanted to find out the average temperature in Africa, what kind of map would you use?

• an agricultural map
• a physical map
• a climate map
• a political map

Use the map to answer the question below.
Which state contains the highest land?

• Minnesota
• Illinois
• Louisiana
• Nevada

If you wanted to find out where the most corn is grown in the United States, what kind of map would you use?

• an agricultural map
• a political map
• a physical map
• a weather map

What is the map scale used to figure out?

• the number of countries shown on the map
• which direction is north, south, east and west
• the real distance between places on the map
• what the map symbols mean

If you wanted to know the symbol for "river," where on a map would you look?

• the scale
• the compass rose
• the borders
• the legend

Use the map to answer the question below.
Which direction would you travel to get from Arizona to Colorado?

•  NE
• SW
• SE
• NW

If you wanted to find out the average temperature in Africa, what kind of map would you use?

• an agricultural map
• a physical map
• a climate map
• a political map

Use the map of Ethiopia to answer the question below.
What is the capital city of Ethiopia?

• Harar
• Gondar
• Addis Ababa
• Lake Tana

If you wanted to know which direction you’d have to travel to get from New York to Philadelphia, where on a map would you look?

• the scale
• the compass rose
• the border
• the legend