Map Skills

This map element tells the purpose of the map

• Title
• Scale
• Legend
• Key

What is this symbol?

• scale
• key
• compass rose
• map

A 3D sphere that shows a map of the earth is called a...

• globe

• continent

• country

• ball

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

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

What is the geographical feature labeled with an E?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Great Lakes

• Andes Mountains

What is the geographical feature labeled with a C?

• James River

• Chesapeake Bay

• Rio Grande River

• Mississippi River

A map showing bodies of water, lakes, and islands is what type of map?

• Political

• Physical

Identify this map

• Population map

• Elevation Map

• Physical Map

• Political Map

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

What is the geographical feature labeled with a B?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Himalayan Mountains