Week 2- Where is Memphis?

What are the cardinal directions on a map?

• North

• South

• East

• West

In which direction is Memphis from Nashville?

• Northwest

• Southwest

• Northeast

• Southeast

True or False?

Memphis is the capital of Tennessee?

• True

• False

Maps help you find the best ________ from one place to the next?

• route

• food

• hotels

• museums

How are old maps and current maps the same?

• They both show the location of cities, forests, parks and hotels.

• They are both very accurate and show an exact country line location.

• They both show the general town border.

• They both show true distances from one place to the next.

Before satellites, maps were made using....

• cameras

• stone

• blocks

• observations

Modern cartography uses ________ from space to help locate places.

• cameras

• satellites

• rocket ships

• planets

A map legend helps you understand the ______ on a map.

• lines

• states

• symbols

• capitals

True or False?

Two points on a grid map are known as coordinates?

• True

• False

Today, Memphis is known for...

• Bar-B-Q

• music

• parks

• buildings