Learning About Maps

True or False: Highlighting should NEVER be done in a library book or schoolbook.

• True

• False

Check any places that are part of the North American continent.

• Canada

• The United States

• Mexico

• Central America

• Caribbean Islands & Greenland

True or False: Greenland is the SMALLEST island in the world and it is a very green, warm place.

• True

• False

What word(s) means "the size of one object fits the size of another?"

• proportionate

• compass rose

• symbol

• cardinal directions

What is "a picture on a map that stands for something real" called?

• proportionate

• compass rose

• symbol

• cardinal directions

Check all of the CARDINAL directions.

• North

• South

• Southwest

• East

• West

What is the symbol that shows directions on a map called?

• proportionate

• compass rose

• cardinal directions

• symbol

The (a)   is the largest mammal in the North American continent.

Maps can show ___________.

• land and water

• roads

• cities

• all of the above!

Greenland is not considered a continent because continents must have at least (a)   million square miles.