Map Skills

What element on the map shows directions?

• scale

• compass rose

• title

• country

What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?

• key

• legend

• scale

• grid

The title of a map tells you...

• where you are

• how many people live there

• how many mountains

• what type of map is it

What tool would you use to find the exact location of a place?

• grid system

• scale

• title

• legend

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

• mountains

• key or legend

• grid map

• island

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

• blue directions

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• straight and forward

The intermediate directions are...

• NE, SE, NN, SS

• NE, SW, NW, NS

• NE, SE, SW, SE

• NW, SS, SN, EE

The Rocky Mountains are what direction from the Great Plains?

• North

• South

• East

• West

The Gulf of Mexico is what direction from the Mississippi River?

• West

• South

• East

• North