Understanding Map Skills Review/Study Guide

What are the five things that can be found on most maps: S- ______, C- ______, T- ______, K- ______, S- ______.

• S- Scale, C- Compass, T- Title, K- Key, S- Symbols.

• S- Scale, C- Compass, T- Title, K- Key, S- Streets.

• S- Scale, C- Compass, T- Title, K- Key, S- Signs.

• S- Scale, C- Compass, T- Title, K- Key, S- Sites.

Parts of a Map: Matching: Match the words in Column A with their definition in Column B. Place the letter of the correct answer on the line.

• Tells us what the map is about.

• Scale

• These tell us what items on the map are.

• Title

• This tells us the direction on the map. (north, east, south, and west)

• Symbols

• These stand for items (mountains, for example) that are drawn on a map.

• Compass Rose

• This is used to measure distance.

• Map Key

This type of map shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and/or counties. It sometimes includes cities, roads, and significant bodies of water.

• political map

• physical map

• climate map

• economic map

A __________ is used to identify what the symbols on the map stand for.

• map key

• compass

• scale

• legend

This type of map shows physical features of the land, including valleys, canyons, plains, and mountains.

• political map

• climate map

• physical map

• economic map

__________ identifies distances on the map. It refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground (real world).

• map scale

• legend

• compass rose

• grid lines

The __________ directions are north, east, south, and west.

• cardinal

• ordinal

• intermediate

• secondary

A __________ is used to represent something on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.

• map symbol

• map legend

• map scale

• map grid

A __________ is used to identify the direction of north, south, east, and west.

• compass rose

• sundial

• thermometer

• barometer

__________ measures distance from the Prime Meridian. These imaginary lines run from the north pole to the south pole. These lines run north and south and measure east or west.

• longitude

• latitude

• altitude

• depth