Map Skills

A flat drawing of the Earth, or a part of the Earth that shows where things are is a _______.

• map

• globe

• atlas

• satellite image

A part of the map that tells you the purpose, theme or subject of the map is the _______.

• legend

• title

• scale

• compass

A symbol on the map that tells you the directions is the _______.

• compass rose

• map key

• legend

• scale

A box that explains what the symbols, colors, or labels on a map mean is a _______.

• key

• map scale

• compass rose

A symbol that shows what the distance on the map would be in real life. For example, 1 inch on the map = 1 mile in real life is a _______.

• scale

• legend

• compass

• grid

What type of map is this?

• Political map

• Resource map

• Topographic map

• Climate map

What type of map is this?

• Thematic

• Phyiscal

• Climate

The 4 cardinal directions are

• north, south, west, west

• northeast and west

• north, east, south, west

What type of map is this?

• Political

• Physical

• Road

What type of map is this?

• Road

• Climate

• Physical