Map Skills

Why didn’t Ptolemy include all of Earth’s continents on his map?

• because Ptolemy did not know all of the continents that existed

• because not all the continents existed when he made his map.

In a state, the city with the most people in it might not be the capital.

• True

• False

On this map, what is the scale?

• 1 inch = 200 miles

• 1 mile = 100 minutes

Which state shown on this map has the lowest elevation?

• KS

• LA

• NV

• IA

A ​bird’s-eye​ ​-view is seen from above, as from a bird's perspective.

• False

• True

What is the map scale used to figure out?

• The number of countries shown on the map.

• Which direction is north, south, east and west.

• The real distance between places on the map.

• What the map symbols mean?

What kind of map would you use to see what people thought the world looked like 500 years ago?

• a physical map

• a military map

• a historical map

• an agricultural map

Use the map of Texas to answer the question below. About how far is Austin, Texas from Dallas, Texas?

• 200 miles

• 1000 miles

If you wanted to know the symbol for "river," where on a map would you look?

• the scale

• the compass rose

• the borders

• the legend

If you wanted to find out the average temperature in Africa, what kind of map would you use?

• an agricultural map

• a physical map

• a climate map

• a political map