Map Skills Vocabulary

What is a title of a map?

• It tells you where you are going on the map

• It tells you what the map is and is found on the top or bottom of the map.

• It tells you how to get from point A to point B

• It tells you what you are suppose to look for on the map

What does scale mean?

• How you weigh the earth

• How you find where you are going on a map

• The relationship between the weight of the earth and the sun

• The relationship between distance on a map and actual distance on the earth.

What is a compass rose?

• An object that appears on maps to identify four main directions: North, South, East and West.

• The symbol on the map showing you where your starting point is.

• The map key to tell you what the symbols in a map mean.

• An object on a map showing your final destination.

What is the Key or Legend on a map?

• It tells you the name of the map.

• It tells you what you are looking at.

• It tells you what the symbols on the map stand for.

• It tells you where you are heading on a map.

What are symbols on a map?

• They are small pictures on the map used for representing real things (mountains, hills, and valleys )

• They are the names on the map.

• They are the objects that appears on maps to identify four main directions: North, South, East and West.

• It is found on the bottom of the map.

What are hemispheres?

• The cities and towns on a map.

• Imaginary Lines that split the Earth in half.

• The bodies of water on a map.

• The symbols on a map to show where places are.

What is longitude?

• North to South

• West to East

• North to East

• South to West

What is latitude?

• North to South

• West to East

• North to East

• South to West

What direction does the Equator go?

• North to South

• West to East

• North to East

• South to West

What direction does the Prime Meridian go?

• North to South

• West to East

• North to East

• South to West