Map Skills Test

The four main directions on a compass rose

• Title

• Cardinal

• Intermediate

• Scale

Explains the meaning of symbols & colors on a map

• Legend/Key

• Scale

• Compass Rose

• Title

Tells you what the map is about

• Compass rose

• Intermediate directions

• Legend/Key

• TItle

A cross-like figure that tells direction on a map

• Compass rose

• Title

• Scale

• Legend/Key

The "in between" directions on a compass rose

• Compass rose

• Intermediate directions

• Cardinal directions

• Scale

The ratio between distance on a map and distance in real life.

• Compass rose

• Title

• Scale

• Legend/Key

Latitude and Longitude lines combined.

• Geographic grid

• Absolute location

• Scale

• Title

Imaginary lines that run East-West and measure the degree North and South of locations.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Geographic Grid

The position of a place in relation to another place

• Absolute location

• Relative Location

• Latitude

• Longitude

Exact location of a place described by coordinates

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Latitude

• Longitude