Map Skills

What element on the map shows directions?

• scale

• compass rose

• title

• country

The title of a map tells you...

• where you are

• how many people live there

• how many mountains

• what type of map is it

N, E, S, W are called...

• blue directions

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• straight and forward

Which part of a map shows you symbols and their meanings?

• mountains

• key or legend

• grid map

• island

If you are in San Juan County, what direction is Grand County?

• North

• East

• South

• West

What continent is highlighted in red?

• South America

• Africa

• Australia

• North America

What continent is highlighted in orange?

• North America

• Australia

• South America

• Africa

What are the four cardinal directions?

• east, west, northeast, southeast

• northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast

• north, south, east, west

• north, northwest, southwest, south

This map element tells the purpose of the map

• Title
• Scale
• Legend
• Key

A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.

• Symbol
• Compass Rose
• Map Scale
• Merdian