Map Skills

What element on the map shows direction?

• scale

• title

• compass rose

• county

What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?

• key

• scale

• legend

• grid

The title of the map tells you...

• where you are

• how many mountains

• how many people live there

• what type of map it is

What type of tool would you use to find the absolute location of a place?

• grid

• title

• scale

• legend

Which part of the map shows you symbols and their meanings?

• mountains

• grid

• key or legend

• island

N, S, E, W are called...

• blue directions

• intermediate directions

• cardinal directions

• straight and forward directions

Intermediate directions are...

• NE, SE, NN, SS

• NW, NE, SW, SE

• NE, SW, NW, NS

• NW, SS, SN, EE

On page 32 of your book: What is the distance between Houston and Washington D.C.?

1 inch stands for 600 miles. If there are 2 inches between cities, multiply 600 miles per inch by 2 inches. The actual distance between cities is...

• 300 miles

• 600 miles

• 1200 miles

• 500 miles

What direction is indicated by the number 5?

• northeast

• southeast

• northwest

• southwest

The red question mark is located to the _______ of the compass rose.

• North

• South

• East

• West