Exit Ticket: Reading a Map

1. On a map, the capital of a state or country is labeled using what symbol?

• A. a square
• B. a circle
• C. a star

2. What is the capital of Florida?

• A. West Palm Beach
• B. Tallahassee
• C. Orlando

3. What is the state capital of Tennessee?

• A. Memphis
• B. Union City
• C. Nashville

4. Which is missing? North, south, __________, west.

• A. up
• B. east
• C. left

5. Which is NORTH of the school?

• A. the library
• B. the park
• C. city hall

6. Which is west of the school?

• A. the park
• B. the library
• C. city hall
• D. the park and the library
• E. none of the above

7. Where can you look to find what symbols mean on a map?

• A. the map key
• B. the compass rose
• C. the capital

8. What is a compass rose?

• A. a tool that shows you north, south, east, and west on a map
• B. a map on a globe that shows yu places on Earth
• C. a star on the map that stands for the state's capital

9. True or False? A globe is a round, spherical model of the Earth.

• True
• False

10. What is a map scale?

• A. a map that tells you about the temperature of a place
• B. a tool that compares distances on a map to real distances
• C. a symbol that stands for highways or roads on a map