Mapping Skills and Strategies

What is the purpose of directional indicators on a map?

• Directional indicators show directions such as North, South, East, and West on a map.

• Directional indicators show the population of a city on a map.

• Directional indicators show the height of mountains on a map.

• Directional indicators show the distance between two places on a map.

What do absolute and relative locations refer to in mapping skills?

• Absolute location is the exact position of a place using coordinates, while relative location describes a place in relation to other places.

• Absolute location is always changing, while relative location is fixed.

• Absolute location refers to a place's climate, while relative location refers to its population.

• Absolute location is described by landmarks, while relative location uses latitude and longitude.

Which skill involves making, reading, and interpreting maps?

• Mapping skills involve making, reading, and interpreting maps.

• Drawing skills involve making, reading, and interpreting maps.

• Writing skills involve making, reading, and interpreting maps.

• Speaking skills involve making, reading, and interpreting maps.

What do scale and legends help with on a map?

• Scale helps measure real distances, and legends explain the symbols used on a map.

• Scale helps find the direction, and legends show the population of a place.

• Scale helps identify colors, and legends measure the height of mountains.

• Scale helps locate cities, and legends show the climate of a region.

Latitude and longitude are used to determine what on a map?

• Latitude and longitude are used to determine the exact location of a place on a map.

• Latitude and longitude are used to determine the height of a mountain on a map.

• Latitude and longitude are used to determine the color of a region on a map.

• Latitude and longitude are used to determine the population of a city on a map.

Which imaginary lines divide the Earth into hemispheres?

• The Equator and Prime Meridian divide the Earth into hemispheres.

• The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn divide the Earth into hemispheres.

• The International Date Line and Arctic Circle divide the Earth into hemispheres.

• The Greenwich Line and Antarctic Circle divide the Earth into hemispheres.

Canada's regions and political map show what kind of information?

• Canada's regions and political map show the division of the country into provinces, territories, and regions.

• Canada's regions and political map show the population density of each city.

• Canada's regions and political map show the climate zones of the country.

• Canada's regions and political map show the major rivers and lakes.

What does a world map and continents map display?

• A world map and continents map display the continents and countries of the world.

• A world map and continents map display only the oceans.

• A world map and continents map display only the cities of one country.

• A world map and continents map display only the mountains of Asia.

What do world and Canadian bodies of water refer to in mapping skills?

• World and Canadian bodies of water refer to the major lakes, rivers, and oceans shown on maps.

• They refer to the different types of landforms found in Canada and the world.

• They are the names of famous explorers who mapped Canada and the world.

• They refer to the climate zones found near water bodies in Canada and the world.

Intermediate directions (also known as intercardinal directions) are the compass points halfway between the four primary cardinal directions: North, East, South, and West. They include:

• Northeast (NE) – halfway between North and East

• Southeast (SE) – halfway between South and East

• Southwest (SW) – halfway between South and West

• Northwest (NW) – halfway between North and West

These four are the most commonly used intermediate directions. If you divide the compass even further (into 16 points), each of those can also be split into “secondary intercardinal” directions, like North-northeast (NNE), East-northeast (ENE), and so on.

In summary:

Primary cardinal: N, E, S, W

Intermediate (intercardinal): NE, SE, SW, NW

Further subdivided (if needed): NNE, ENE, ESE, SSE, etc.

1. Which of the following is an example of an intermediate (intercardinal) direction?

• North

• East

• Northeast

• South