Map and Data Quiz

What do symbols represent on a map?

• Small pictures, letters, lines, or colors

• Directions

• Landmarks

• Distances

What does a legend on a map tell you?

• What map symbols stand for

• Landmarks

• Distances

• Directions

What does a map scale show?

• Directions

• Distances

• What map symbols stand for

• Landmarks

What does a physical map show?

• Natural physical features

• None of the above

• Countries, states, and cities

• Roads and highways

What does a political map show?

• Natural physical features

• None of the above

• Roads and highways

• Countries, states, and cities

What does a resource map show?

• Natural physical features

• None of the above

• What can be produced in or taken from an area

• Countries, states, and cities

What do contour lines on a topographic map represent?

• Roads and highways

• Natural physical features

• Steeper land and flatter land

• None of the above

What does GPS stand for?

• Geographical Positioning Satellite

• Global Positioning System

• Geographical Positioning System

• Global Positioning Satellite

What does a compass rose show?

• Directions

• Distances

• What map symbols stand for

• Landmarks

What can resource maps feature?

• None of the above

• Natural physical features

• Roads and highways

• Forests, animals, plants, coal, silver, and gold