2024: Unit 1: Map Skills Study Guide

Which type of map might show the areas where Native Americans lived 500 years ago?

• physical map
• political map
• thematic map

Which part of a map helps identify what each symbol represents?

• scale bar
• compass rose
• inset map
• map key

Which type of map is MOST helpful if you want to find the location of the Grand Canyon?

• physical map
• political map
• thematic map

Which part of a map helps orient the direction you should travel from Boston to Philadelphia?

• scale bar
• compass rose
• inset map
• map key

Which type of map is MOST helpful if you want to find cities in Ohio, like Cleveland & Dayton?

• physical map
• political map
• thematic map

According to the Texas map, about how far apart are Austin and Dallas?

• 500 miles
• 200 miles
• 1000 miles
• 700 miles

In which direction would you travel to get from Phoenix, Arizona to Denver, Colorado?

• Northeast
• Southwest
• Southeast
• Northwest

Which type of map would be MOST likely to include this map key?

• physical map
• political map
• thematic map

What would be the BEST title for the map?

• Physical Map of Antarctica
• South Pole Region: Political Map
• Thematic Map of Antarctica
• South Pole Region: Physical Map

Which type of map does the image BEST represent?

• political map
• pirate map
• thematic map
• physical map