Map Skills Vocab Quiz 2

Main compass points of north, east, south, and west.

• cardinal directions

• compass rose

• intermediate directions

• scale

A type of symbol on maps and globes that shows cardinal and intermediate directions.

• cardinal directions

• compass rose

• intermediate directions

• scale

A type of symbol on maps and globes that shows cardinal and intermediate directions.

• cardinal directions

• compass rose

• intermediate directions

• scale

Divides a map into evenly spaced horizontal and vertical lines.

• cardinal directions

• grid system

• intermediate directions

• key

Compass points that are halfway between each cardinal direction; northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast.

• cardinal directions

• grid system

• intermediate directions

• key

Also known as the legend, gives information about what the colors and symbols on the map mean.

• map

• grid system

• map elements

• key

parts of a map are called....

• map

• grid system

• map elements

• key

Shows one or more themes of location.

• scale

• grid system

• thematic map

• key

Shows how the distance between two places on the map relates to the actual map.

Example: 1 inch = 500 miles

• scale

• grid system

• thematic map

• key