Map Skills Review

Which part of the map shows different directions?

• compass rose

• map scale

• legend

• key

If you wanted a map that shows what land looks like including lakes, rivers, mountains, forests and elevation you would use a

• physical map

• political map

• road map

If you needed a map that gave you information about cities and where people live, showed cities, towns roads and highways you would use a

• political map

• road map

• physical map

If you needed a map that showed roads, bridges and tunnels in the area and shows travelers how to get from one place to another you would need a

• road map

• physical map

• political map

What bodies of water surround Florida?

• Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida

• Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean

• Pacific Ocean and the Indian River

• Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

What types of features appear on a physical map?

• state lines, highways, and road signs

• mountains, rivers, forests and elevation

• states, cities, and countries

A list of all the symbols that appear on the map that explains what each represents is____________________________

• A map key/legend

• A map scale

• A compass rose

• Cardinal Directions

Intermediate directions are

• northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

• north, south, east, west,

• north, south, southwest, northwest

• east, southeast, west, southwest

Often part of a legend, a ____________________ helps us figure out distances. It shows the relationship between real-life distances and the distances shown on the map.

• map scale

• compass rose

• cardinal directions

• map key

The line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________________. It divides the earth into Northern & Southern hemispheres.

• equator

• prime meridian