Social Sciences, Map Skills, and First Americans Assessment

This the map tool that tells us direction.

• Inset

• Key

• Compass Rose

• Scale

This is the map tool we use to compare distance in real life to distance on a map.

• Compass Rose

• Inset

• Key

• Scale

This map tool explains what symbols on the map mean.

• Key

• Locator Map

• Scale

• Inset Map

This map tool is a smaller image next to the map. It shows us a zoomed section of the map.

• Scale

• Inset Map

• Key

• Compass Rose

A physical map would most likely have which of the following features? Check all that apply.

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Deserts

• Plains

• Property lines

What type of map would be most likely to include state boundaries and capital cities?

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Climate Map

• Navigational Chart Map

Which of the following statements is accurate?

• Political maps change LESS frequently than physical maps.

• Political maps change MORE frequently than physical maps.

Which of the following is considered a "soft" science?

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Earth Science

• History

This is the history of the recorded past (after writing).

• History

• Prehistory

• Archaeology

• Sociology

Primary sources are FIRST hand information and come from someone who witnessed the event.

• True

• False