Map Skills

Cartography is the science of:

• Making maps

• Reading maps

• Interpreting maps

• Navigating with maps

A map represents a location or area:

• Numberically

• Symbolically

• Graphically

• Mathematically

Maps are used to:

• Measure time

• Weigh objects

• Display location and distance

• Calculate temperature

A compass is a:

• Map symbol

• Map legend

• Direction indicator

• Map scale

A compass displays:

• Only the main directions

• Only the intermediate points

• Date and time

• The main directions and their intermediate points

The scale of a map is the ratio of:

• A distance on the map to a distance in the real world

• A distance in the real world to a distance on the map

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

The graphic ratio is a:

• A textual description of distance

• A numerical representation of distance

• A line or bar with labeled distances

• A compass

Latitude lines run:

• North to South

• East to West

• Up and down

• Diagonal

Lines of longitude run:

• North to South

• East to West

• Up and down

• Diagonal

The prime meridian is located at:

• 0 degrees latitude

• 90 degrees latitude

• 0 degrees longitude

• 180 degrees longitude