Map Skills

The study of earth and its people is called...

• Topography

• Geography

• Cartography

• Relief

The concept that where something is located relates to where other things are located is called...

• spatial association

• cartography

• topography

• 4 level analysis

The way the earth is represented on a flat surface is called a______________.

• Distortion

• Physical map

• Map projection

• Perceptual region

It is impossible to take the round earth and project it on to a flat map without some _______________ (seen in greater degree on small scale maps).

• Distance

• Distortion

• Scale

• Special Purpose

What type of map is used to wide range of information

• General Purpose Map

• Special Purpose Map

• Population Density Map

Times zones are approximately every 15 degrees of ____________

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Temperature

The zero degree longitude line is called the ______________

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Capricorn

What part of a map shows you the relation between size on the map and size in the real world?

• Title

• Key

• Scale

• Compass

What part of a map tells you the purpose and location of the map?

• Title

• Key

• Scale

• Compass

What part of a map that tells you what the colors and symbols represent?

• Title

• Key

• Scale

• Compass