Map Skills Review

The Cardinal Directions include:

• never eat soggy waffles

• Up, Down, Left, Right

• Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

• North, South, East, West

The Intermediate Directions include:

• Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

• Never eat soggy waffles

• North, South, East, West

• Up, Down, Left, Right

The study of the Earth and its physical features is known as __________.

• mapping

• geography

• social studies

• science

The ______________ shows what symbols on a map mean.

• scale

• title

• compass rose

• map key/legend

A __________ is a 3-D model of the Earth.

• map

• globe

• compass rose

• scale

The ___________ tells what the map is about.

• title

• compass rose

• scale

• map key/legend

A __________________ shows direction on a map.

• compass daisy

• scale

• compass rose

• map key/legend

____________ are the largest areas of water on Earth.

• Oceans

• Continents

• Lakes

• Rivers

Large areas of land separated from other areas by water, mountains, or other natural features are called ________________.

• oceans

• continents

• islands

• volcanoes

The _________ shows how the distance between two locations on a map compares to the distance in real life.

• map key/legend

• compass rose

• title

• scale