Map Skills

What is the map scale used to figure out?

• the number of countries shown on the map

• which direction is north, south, east and west

• the real distance between places on the map

If you wanted to know the symbol for "river," where on a map would you look?

• the scale

• the compass rose

• the legend

Which direction would you travel to get from Arizona to Colorado?

• NE

• SE

• NW

What is the capital city of Ethiopia?

• Harar

• Addis Ababa

• Gondar

If you wanted to know which direction you’d have to travel to get from New York to Philadelphia, where on a map would you look?

• the scale

• the compass rose

• the border