Map Skills

A map that shows how many people live in different places is called a _____________ map.

• political map

• population map

• physical map

To discover which states have mountains over 10,000 feet high, you should look at a United States _____________ .

• political map

• population map

• physical map

To find out the elevation of an area, you would use a _____________ ,

• relief map

• population map

• climate map

What appears in a political map?

• countries or states and their boundaries, as well as capitals and major cities

• the different state governors, representatives, and senators

• the elevation of Earth's landforms

What is an atlas?

• a book of maps

• a book of quotes

• a book of numbers

• a book of language

What can a traveler learn from a legend on a map?

• tales of ancient cities

• stories of modern cities

• the meaning of symbols appearing on the map

• the meaning of a foreign language

What kind of map shows where the greatest snowfall?

• a population map

• a relief map

• a climate map

• a physical map

Forests would be represented in which kind of map?

• a population map

• a relief map

• a climate map

• a physical map

If you know the name of a place, where on the map should you look first?

• grid

• scale

• compass rose

• index

What are lines of latitude also called?

• parallels

• meridians

• hemispheres

• minutes