Map Skills

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.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

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

• blue directions

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• straight and forward

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 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