map skills and CNN

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

This element gives measurements  and shows distance between objects on the map

• Legend
• Key
• Title
• Scale

What map element has a directional arrow that shows cardinal and sometimes intermediate directions on a map?

• Compass Rose
• Inset Map
• Key Legend
• Title Scale

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

• mountains

• key or legend

• grid map

• island

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

• blue directions

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• straight and forward

1 inch = 100 miles

What is the distance from Houston to Dallas if it measures 3 inches?

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

• 275 miles

• 300 miles

The Rocky Mountains are what direction from the Great Plains?

• North

• South

• East

• West

The Gulf of Mexico is what direction from the Mississippi River?

• West

• South

• East

• North

What horizontal lines show the distance north or south of the equator?

• prime meridian

• tropics

• latitude

• longitude