Map Legend/Key

The _______________or key explains the marks or symbols that

are used in a map.

• sketch

• legend

• atlas

• scale

A Person who makes/draws maps is

• historian

• geologist

• archaeologist

• cartographer

A globe is the most accurate model of the

• star

• sun

• earth

• planet

What map tool is pictured here?

• latitude and longitude

• title

• scale

• compass rose

Which are the cardinal directions?

• north, east, south, west

• northeast, southwest, southsouth, northwest

What's a map legend sometimes called?

• key

• scale

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

What is another name for lines of latitude?

• meridians

• parallels

What part of a map explains the symbols that are used?

• key

• legend

• key or legend

• none of the above

What is this called?

• Compass Rose

• Map Key

• Map Scale

• Compass

If you're having trouble figuring out what the symbols on a map represent, where would you look?

• The back of the map.

• The title of the map

• The map legend

• The compass rose