Map skills, Secondary and Primary sources

There are __________ Continents.

• 5

• 8

• 10

• 7

There are ___________ major oceans

• 2

• 5

• 8

• 9

An Equator is

• A design on a map that shows directions

• A small chart included on a map that gives a description of what symbols are used and what they stand for.

• An imaginary line that runs horizontally through the center of the Earth dividing the Northern and Southern hemispheres

• The four major points on a compass.

What is the name of this part of the map?

• Legend

• Title

• Compass Rose

• Map Scale

What part of a map would you find symbols?

• Compass Rose

• Map Key

• Title

• Map Scale

Measures distance from the equator. These lines run east and west and measure north and south.

• Cardinal Directions
• Latitude Lines
• Longitude Lines
• Intermediate Directions

A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.

• Symbol
• Compass Rose
• Map Scale
• Merdian

__________ measures distance from the Prime Meridian.  These imaginary lines run from the north pole to the south pole.  These lines run north and south and measure east or wes

• Latitude 
• Longitude
• Lines
• Equator

The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.

• North 
• South
• East
• West

 The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.

• Northeast
• Southeast
• Northwest
• North