Map Skills

What part of a map explains symbols and colors used on the map?

• map key

• scale bar

• compass rose

• map grid

What part of a map is helpful in finding the absolute location of a place on earth?

• map key

• scale bar

• compass rose

• map grid

What part of a map shows the actual distance between two points on the map?

• map key

• scale bar

• map title

• compass rose

What part of a map identifies what the map shows?

• map key

• scale bar

• map title

• compass rose

What part of a map identifies which way is North, South, East, and West?

• map key

• scale bar

• compass rose

• map grid

What type of map shows names and boundaries of countries?

• physical map

• political map

• climate map

• population density map

What type of map shows landforms and water features of a country?

• physical map

• political map

• climate map

• land use map

What type of map shows the different climates in a given area?

• physical map

• political map

• climate map

• land use and resource map

What type of map shows how land is used in an area?

• physical map

• political map

• climate map

• land use and resource map

What type of map shows how many people live in an area?

• physical map

• political map

• population density map

• land use map