Map Skills

On the following map, what do the grey triangles represent?

• Sources of fuel

• Gold mines

• Areas where precious gems can be found

• Areas where nonmetals can be found

On the map the circles, triangles, and squares are all examples of:

• Legends

• Keys

• Roses

• Symbols

What part of the map holds symbols?

• Key
• Title
• Scale
• Compass

What is another name for a map legend?

• Map Symbol
• Map direction
• Map Key
• Table of contents

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

A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.

• Symbol
• Compass Rose
• Map Scale
• Merdian

What do map legends help determine?

• Meanings of symbols or colors that represent graphic features
• Orientation or direction map should be read
• Relationship of actual distance to map distance
• how efficient the map quality is

Look at the picture and identify the symbol used in a community map.

• railroad

• mountain

• school

What is this object known as?

• map symbol
• map key
• map scale
• compass rose

Which direction is missing?

• North

• East

• Northwest

• South

• Northeast