Map Skills

What is this symbol?

• scale

• key

• compass rose

• map

What is this called?

• Map

• Map Key

• Globe

What does a map key show?

• directions.

• things are located on a map by symbols.

• how far places are from one another.

A small ruler on a map that shows what real-life distance is represented by a certain length on the map.

• A map compass

• A map ruler

• A map key

• A map scale

Latitude are imaginary lines that circle the earth from

• East to West

• North to South

• Asia to Australia

• America to Mexico

Longitude are imaginary lines that circle the earth from

• East to West

• North to South

• Asia to Australia

• America to Mexico

This system uses lines of latitude and longitude to pinpoint a place on a map or globe.

• Grid System

• Dividing System

• Organization System

• Map System

What does a physical map show?

• The geography of an area

• The continents

• The boundries of cities, states, and countries

• The oceans

What does a political map show?

• The geography of an area

• The continents

• The boundries of cities, states, and countries

• The oceans

This is a picture of an __________.

• Continent
• Lake
• Peninsula
• Island