Map Skills Check-for-Understanding

Why didn’t Ptolemy include all of Earth’s continents on his map?

• because not all the continents existed when he made his map

• because Europe and Asia were closer together when he made his map

• because North America was part of Europe when he made his map

• because Ptolemy did not know all of the continents that existed

Which of these events most likely changed the borders of political maps of the US?

• the US buying Alaska from Russia in 1867

• a large earthquake hitting California in 1906

• 2.6 million Americans losing their jobs in 2008

• many immigrants coming to New York City in the in the late 1800s

True or false: In a state, the city with the most people in it might not be the capital.

• True

• False

On the map in the image, what is the scale?

• 1 inch = 200 miles

• 1 mile = 100 minutes

• 1 inch = 100 miles

• 1 inch = 1 mile

Which state shown on this map has the lowest elevation?

• KS

• LA

• NV

• IA

Which direction would you travel to get from Utah to Arizona?

• north

• east

• south

• west