Week One - Map Skills

How many continents are there?

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 4

How many oceans are there?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

People who study the Earth and its features are called

• magicians

• wizards

• geographers

• old earthers

These maps show the boundaries between countries or states

• social

• political

• physical

• hemisphere

These maps show physical features of an area such as mountains, other landforms, and bodies of water.

• political

• social

• physical

• geothermal

This shows the symbols that represent the man-made or natural features on a map.

• lines of latitude

• legend

• lines of longitude

• compass rose

This shows directions on a map, north, south, east, or west

• map scale

• political map

• legend

• compass rose

This is necessary to determine the actual distances on a map.

• compass rose

• map scale

• legend

• lines of latitude

Lines that run horizontally (East-West) across a map are called lines of

• latitude

• longitude

• oceans

• earth

Lines that run vertically (North-South) across a map are called lines of

• scale

• latitude

• earth

• longitude