Maps Skills #4 - Reading a Map

What IS NOT a part of most maps?

• Compass Rose
• Title
• Symbols/Key
• People

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Where would you find the symbol that indicates which city on the map is the capital city?

• map scale
• map legend
• map elevation
• map title

Tells the subject of the map

• map key
• map scale
• map title

Why is it necessary to have a map scale?

• mapmakers make things too big
• mapmakers make things too small
•  mapmakers must make things smaller than they really are
• mapmakers distort everything

What is this object known as?

• map symbol
• map key
• map scale
• compass rose

Which direction normally is pointing to the top of the page on a map?

• North
• South
• East
• West

Which state borders Ohio to the West?

• California
• Indiana
• Pennsylvania
• Michigan

An object or picture that represents something else

• map key
• symbol
• map scale
• compass rose

How many miles would 9 inches be on this map?

• 10
• 20
• 30 
• 90

_{What is located at grid location 6E?}

• Waterhole
• Mine
• National Park
• Lake