Map skills Quiz

Geography

• People who study places on earth and the relationships between people and their environments

• Show the boundaries of countries, states, and counties. They also show the locations of capitals and major cities.

• Study of places on earth and the relationships between people and their environments

• A drawing showing different directions on a map, is usually found somewhere on the edge of a map.

Geographer

• People who study places on earth and the relationships between people and their environments

• The main points of direction - north, south, east, and west

• The size of an object compared to the size of the object's smaller representative on a map.

• Study of places on earth and the relationships between people and their environments

Special Purpose Map

• Small pictures that stand for different features on a map. A symbol is sometimes drawn to look like what it represents.

• Points of direction that fall halfway between the cardinal directions - northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

• Maps give information on a specific topic. The subject matter of these maps is unlimited.

Physical Map

• A list of symbols that appear on the map. They are usually located at the bottom left or right of a map.

• Shows the physical features of a place or country, like rivers, mountains, forests and lakes.

• Show the boundaries of countries, states, and counties. They also show the locations of capitals and major cities.

Political Map

• Small pictures that stand for different features on a map. A symbol is sometimes drawn to look like what it represents.

• Study of places on earth and the relationships between people and their environments

• Maps give information on a specific topic. The subject matter of these maps is unlimited.

• Show the boundaries of countries, states, and counties. They also show the locations of capitals and major cities.

Map Symbols

• Small pictures that stand for different features on a map. A symbol is sometimes drawn to look like what it represents.

• A drawing showing different directions on a map, is usually found somewhere on the edge of a map.

• A list of symbols that appear on the map. They are usually located at the bottom left or right of a map.

Map key/legend

• The main points of direction - north, south, east, and west

• Points of direction that fall halfway between the cardinal directions - northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

• A list of symbols that appear on the map. They are usually located at the bottom left or right of a map.

• Show the boundaries of countries, states, and counties. They also show the locations of capitals and major cities.

Map scale

• Shows the physical features of a place or country, like rivers, mountains, forests and lakes.

• The size of an object compared to the size of the object's smaller representative on a map.

• People who study places on earth and the relationships between people and their environments

• Small pictures that stand for different features on a map. A symbol is sometimes drawn to look like what it represents.

Compass rose

• The main points of direction - north, south, east, and west

• Points of direction that fall halfway between the cardinal directions - northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

• A drawing showing different directions on a map, is usually found somewhere on the edge of a map.

• Small pictures that stand for different features on a map. A symbol is sometimes drawn to look like what it represents.

Cardinal directions

• A list of symbols that appear on the map. They are usually located at the bottom left or right of a map.

• Points of direction that fall halfway between the cardinal directions - northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

• Shows the physical features of a place or country, like rivers, mountains, forests and lakes.

• The main points of direction - north, south, east, and west