Map Skills

What does a globe show us?

• how to get to school

• where our house is located

• where water and land are located

• how to take a trip

What do maps show us? Check all that apply.

• states

• countries

• continents

• direction

How is a map different from a globe?

• It is funny.

• It is flat.

• It shows food.

• It shows new TV shows.

We use map tools to build a house.

• True

• False

What does a map title tell us?

• The name of the map

• The color of the map

• The size of the map

• The age of the map

A compass rose shows us __________ directions on a map.

• cardinal

• ordinal

• intermediate

• secondary

What is distance?

• the size of your shoe

• the number of friends you have

• how far it is from one place to another

• how much dinner you eat

Label the intermediate directions of the compass rose.

• Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

• Up, Down, Left, Right

• Forward, Backward, Sideways, Diagonal

• Above, Below, Beside, Across

Radar images are used by weather forecasters to track the _______.

• weather

• cars

• cows

• birds

• crops

You have to use the scale to know the distances between two places on a map.

• True

• False