Hanley Map Skills

What are pictures on a map called?

• symbols

• photos

• pixels

• signs

Which word means a change in the shape and size of an object?

• stretch

• distortion

• blur

• shrink

What is half of the Earth?

• piece

• half circle

• slice

• hemisphere

What does a map scale do?

• shows how big the map is

• shows how much a map weighs

• shows how tall a building is in real life

• shows how far away a place is in real life

Which type of map shows the borders between countries?

• physical

• political

• population

• elevation

Which type of map shows the height of the land?

• physical

• political

• population

• elevation

Which type of map shows where mountains and plains are located?

• physical

• political

• population

• elevation

What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres?

• longitude

• Tropic of Cancer

• equator

• Prime Meridian

North, South, East, and West are which kind of directions?

• Intermediate

• Normal

• Cardinal

• Basic

What is another name for a map key?

• graph

• ruler

• legend

• scale