Map Skills Review

This type of maps shows major cities and the borders of countries

• Climate Map

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Historical Map

This type of map shows natural features and elevation

• Political Map

• Population Map

• Climate Map

• Physical Map

Explains what the symbols and colors on a map mean

• Compass Rose

• Scale Bar

• Key/Legend

• Title

Tells how distance on the map relates to distance in real life

• Scale Bar

• Key/Legend

• Title

• Compass Rose

The measurement of how much above or below sea level a place is

• Scale Bar

• Key/Legend

• Compass Rose

• Elevation

A map that shows specialized information

• Climate Map

• Thematic Map

• Political Map

• Physical Map

Flat maps distort the true shape of Earth

• False

• True

Globes are more accurate than flat maps

• True

• False

A round shape like a ball

• Cylinder

• Pentagon

• Sphere

• Hexagon

Earth is in the shape of a...

• Sphere

• Circle

• Rectangle

• Oval