map skills

The four main points of the compass North, South, East, and West.

• Compass Rose
• Cardinal Directions
• Intermediate Directions
• Map Scale

A circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart.

• A Point
• Compass Rose
• Map Scale
• Direction

What element on the map shows directions?

• scale

• compass rose

• title

• country

What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?

• key

• legend

• scale

• grid

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

The title of a map tells you...

• where you are

• how many people live there

• how many mountains

• what type of map is it

Which part of a map shows you symbols and their meanings?

• mountains

• key or legend

• grid map

• island

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

N, E, S, W are called...

• blue directions

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• straight and forward

The intermediate directions are...

• NE, SE, NN, SS

• NE, SW, NW, NS

• NE, SE, SW, SE

• NW, SS, SN, EE

What is the map element that tells what symbols on the map mean?

• Key/Compass
• Key/Legend
• Legend/Scale
• Inset/Scale

This map element tells the purpose of the map

• Title
• Scale
• Legend
• Key