Map Elements

What is another name for a map legend?

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

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

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

What is a border?

• It marks the edge of the country.

• It marks the edge of the state.

• It marks the edge of the map.

• It marks the edge of the ocean.

What is the orientation part of the map?

• A map key.

• A compass rose.

• A scale.

• The way to know the size between places.

What is the legend on a map?

• It is the same as a map key, explains the symbols and colors on a map.

• It is in a box and has only pictures.

• It is the title, telling what the map is about.

• It does not have a scale or compass rose.

Why is there a scale on a map?

• The scale explains all of the symbols.

• The scale has a compass rose.

• The scale is used to explain what the map is.

• The scale is used to measure distance on a map in relation to the actual distance in real life.

What is the purpose of a title?

• To show where the map is in the world.

• To tell what the map is about.

• To identify the symbols and colors on the map.

• To measure where the place is.

What is the equator?

• An imaginary line which separates the east and west hemispheres.

• An imaginary line which separates the north and south hemispheres.