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How do legends help you understand maps?

• They can explain what the symbols on a map mean

• They tell a story

• It tells what direction to go

How do symbols help you to understand a map?

• The symbols are pictures or shapes on the map that tell important clues about the map and can show the location of landmarks or important cities

• It is the compass rose

• You can read the stars that way

How can you use technology to research well-known female pirates?

• use a computer search to find facts about their voyages

• collect baseball cards about pirates

• search for bedtime stories about pirates

• search for favorite pirate sayings

Which of the following correctly labels the cardinal directions, in order?

• northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

• southeast, southwest, northeast, northwest

• south, east, west, north

• north, east, south, west

What is the correct name for the part of the map that shows the meaning of symbols and pictures on the map?

• compass rose

• continent

• legend

• scale

Which of the following is NOT a basic element of a map?

• scale

• legend

• symbol

• timeline

Which ocean was recently added to world maps?

• Arctic Ocean

• Southern Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

How did maps help the pirate Anne Bonny?

• They helped her contact her friend Mary Read

• They helped her see where she had already traveled

• They helped her become captain of the ship

• They helped her escape from prison

How do maps differ from globes?

• Maps represent a model of the earth

• Maps are round

• Maps are drawn on a flat surface

• Maps label the continents

What does a map scale help you to determine?

• the location of the oceans

• the names of the continents

• the meaning of symbols

• the distance between places on a map