Map Skills & Geography Review

The title of a map tells you...

• where you are

• how many people live there

• how many mountains

• what type of map is it

What is another name for a map key?

• graph

• ruler

• legend

• scale

If you see a symbol on a map you will use a _____________ to find out what it means.

• legend

• compass rose

• title

• grid

What element on the map shows directions?

• scale

• compass rose

• title

• country

North, South, East, and West are which kind of directions?

• Intermediate

• Normal

• Cardinal

• Basic

The intermediate directions are...

• NE, SE, NN, SS

• NE, SW, NW, NS

• NE, SE, SW, SE

• NW, SS, SN, EE

What major city do you live in or near?

• South Carolina

• Blythewood

• Columbia

• United States

What state do you live in?

• Columbia

• United States

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

There are 50 _______ that make up the United States.

• Oceans
• Continents
• Hemispheres
• States

What are the largest areas of land on Earth called?

• mountain

• plain

• continent

• country