Map Skills

What is a map?

• Maps are television shows that show places

• Maps are drawings of animals

• Maps are drawings or pictures that show selected features of an area

What do you look at to understand what the symbols on a map stand for?

• compass rose

• map scale

• the map key

• a global grid

Where would you find the cardinal directions - north, south, east and west - on a map?

• a global grid

• a map scale

• a map key

• compass rose

Lines of longitude and latitude are imaginary lines used to show the...

• location of places on Earth

• number of miles between two places

• intermediate directions on a map

• elevation of places above sea level

How many continents are there?

• 4

• 7

• 6

• 8

Which is NOT an ocean?

• Swimming River

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Artic

What does a scale show on a map?

• The weight of a location

• The population of a location

• Shows the distance between places

• shows symbols

Lines of latitude run...

• south to north

• east to west

• west to north

• southeast to northwest

If you are in school, what direction do you need to go to get to the museum?

• west

• north

• south

• east

If you are at the library, what direction need you need to go to get to the city hall?

• south

• northeast

• west

• east