Map Skills

What is the map element that tells what symbols on the map mean?

• Key/Compass
• Key/Legend
• Legend/Scale
• Inset/Scale

This map element tells the purpose of the map

• Title
• Scale
• Legend
• Key

What is this symbol?

• scale
• key
• compass rose
• map

What direction is missing?

• north

• south

• east

• west

A 3D sphere that shows a map of the earth is called a...

• globe

• continent

• country

• ball

What city is located closest to 70'W and 40'N?

• Denver

• Niagra Fallas

• Boston

• Houston

What is the name of the imaginary line that runs from east to west, and separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude

• Latitude

What is the name of the imaginary line on the globe that runs north to south, and separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Latitude

• Longitude

Identify this map

• Population map

• Elevation Map

• Physical Map

• Political Map

This map is an example of a . . .

• Political Map

• Physical Map