4th grade Map Skills Pre -Assessment

What is the map element that tells what symbols on the map mean?

• Key/Compass
• Key/Legend
• Legend/Scale
• Inset/Scale

What is this symbol?

• scale
• key
• compass rose
• map

What city is located closest to 70'W and 40'N?

• Denver

• Niagra Fallas

• Boston

• Houston

What is the name of the imaginary line that runs from east to west, and separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude

• Latitude

What is the name of the imaginary line on the globe that runs north to south, and separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Latitude

• Longitude

Identify this map

• Population map

• Elevation Map

• Physical Map

• Political Map

This map is an example of a . . .

• Political Map

• Physical Map

Which line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

What does a compass rose on a map indicate?

• Elevation

• Legend

• Direction

• Scale of the map

Which element on a map helps you understand the distance between two points?

• Legend

• Scale

• Key

• Compass Rose