Map Skills Quiz

A usually flat visual representation of an area - to show where things are.

3 dimensional (sphere) model of the Earth (or other planet).

Initials for remembering the parts of a map (title, orientation, date, author, legend, scale, grid).

Tool on a map that shows direction for that map.

Tool on a map that tells what the colors / symbols stand for - map key.

highly populated area usually crowded with many tall buildings and lots of roads and traffic

area located outside / near an urban area; many houses, fewer businesses

area with low population and very few businesses; out in the country

the number of people in a country, city, or area

city where the region’s government is located