Boyles Map Skills Test Review

Tells where a place is compared to another place.

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Latitude

• Longitude

The Earth is divided into four of these: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Hemispheres

• Compass Rose

The box on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on a map

• Map key or legend

• Map scale

• Longitude

• Latitude

An element of a map that shows how a unit of distance on the map relates to actual distance on the Earth’s surface.

• A. Map Key/ Legend

• Map scale

• Latitude

• Longitude

The distance north or south of the Equator as measured in degrees.

• Map scale

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Compass Rose

A political map is one that

• Shows any natural characteristic of Earth’s surface such as land elevation, water depth, mountains, plains, and deserts.

• Uses color to show countries or states.

• Shows a specific topic such as precipitation, population, or climate.

• Is one that doesn’t include a compass rose, map scale or map key.

A physical map is one that

• Shows any natural characteristic of Earth’s surface such as land elevation, water depth, mountains, plains, and deserts.

• Uses color to show countries or states.

• Shows a specific topic such as precipitation, population, or climate.

• Is one that doesn’t include a compass rose, map scale or map key.

A thematic map is one that

• Shows any natural characteristic of Earth’s surface such as land elevation, water depth, mountains, plains, and deserts.

• Uses color to show countries or states.

• Shows a specific topic such as precipitation, population, or climate.

• Is one that doesn’t include a compass rose, map scale or map key.

The distance that is MEASURED east or west of the Prime Meridian is called

• Map key or legend

• Map scale

• Latitude

• Longitude

What is the imaginary line that circles the earth halfway between the North and South Poles?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Arctic Circle