Maps: The Basics Quiz

What is the purpose of a map's title?

• To show the location of different states or regions

• To explain the meaning of colors, shades, or patterns on the map

• To determine the distance between places on the map

• To provide information about what the map is showing and what can be learned

What does a key on a map help with?

• Determining the location of the place relative to the world around it

• Showing the direction of north, south, east, and west

• Explaining the meaning of colors, shades, or patterns on the map

• Determining the distance between places on the map

What does a compass on a map help with?

• Determining the location of the place relative to the world around it

• Showing the direction of north, south, east, and west

• Explaining the meaning of colors, shades, or patterns on the map

• Determining the distance between places on the map

What does a scale on a map help with?

• Determining the location of the place relative to the world around it

• Showing the direction of north, south, east, and west

• Explaining the meaning of colors, shades, or patterns on the map

• Determining the distance between places on the map

Which component of a map helps understand the location of the place being shown?

• Title

• Key

• Compass

• Scale

You are on a hiking trip and you have a map with you. What would you use the compass on the map for?

• To identify the location of different states or regions you are passing through

• To understand the meaning of colors, shades, or patterns on the map

• To calculate the distance between the campsite and the next checkpoint

• To figure out the direction of north, south, east, and west

You are planning a road trip and you have a physical map in front of you. What would you use the map's scale for?

• To identify the location of different states or regions you will be passing through

• To understand the meaning of colors, shades, or patterns on the map

• To calculate the distance between the places you will be visiting

• To gather information about what the map is showing and what can be learned for your trip

You are a cartographer creating a map of a newly discovered island. What would the title of your map tell the viewers?

• The location of different states or regions within the island

• The meaning of colors, shades, or patterns on the map of the island

• The direction of north, south, east, and west on the island

• What the map of the island is showing and what can be learned about the island

The legend on a map helps with explaining the meaning of colors, shades, or patterns on the map.

• True

• False

How can you use a map to estimate the time it will take to travel from one place to another?

• By looking at the compass

• By looking at the legend

• By looking at the scale

• By looking at the colors, shades, or patterns