Elements of Map

The purpose of a map legend (or key) is:

• To explain the history of the map 
• To figure out the distance from one place to another
• To identify the meaning of symbols on the map
• To shampoo your hair, rinse, and repeat

You can use a scale on a map to:

• Find out how much the map weighs
• Determine the distance from one point to another
• Understand the meaning of the map's symbols
• Dance the night away

Lines that run north and south and measure distances in degrees from the Prime Meridian are called lines of ________________.

• Longitude
• Latitude
• Meridian
• Scale

Lines that run west and east and measure distances in degrees from the Equator are called lines of ________________.

• Longitude
• Latitude
• Wrongitude
• Attitude

The center line of latitude, measured at 0 degrees is the ________________.

• Prime Meridian
• Legend
• Boiling Point
• Equator

Directions can be shown using a symbol with arrows pointing in all four cardinal directions. What is this symbol called?

• Compass rose
• Compass
• Astrolabe
• North arrow

What is geography?

• The study of Earth and its people

• The study of maps

• The study of rocks

• The study of history

Building a dam in a river is an example of what theme of geography?

• Human-environment interaction

• Movement

• Place

• Region

An explorer is mapping a new area with forests, hills, and streams? What type of map is she most likely to make?

• Thematic

• Political

• Physical

• Treasure

Earth is divided into seven landmasses known as ______________________.

• Hemispheres
• Countries
• Continents
• Sandboxes