Maps and Map Tools

__________ is more helpful when you're trying to find an unfamiliar place.

• absolute location

• longitude

• relative location

• latitude

A/An __________ helps you describe the absolute location on a map.

• grid system

• coordinate

• equator

• time zone

A __________ map shows the natural features of an area, including landforms, mountains, valleys, lakes, and streams.

• climate

• physical

• political

• population

A __________ map is used to show the overall distribution of the population within a particular area or region.

• climate

• physical

• political

• population

__________ are numbers or letters or both along the margins of a map that help you find a place's location.

• alphanumeric grids

• coordinates

• international date lines

• time zones

You can tell the distance on a map by looking at the ________________.

• scale

• legend

• compass rose

• globe

The ________________ of a place tells us where a place is relative to, or compared to, something else.

• relative location

• absolute location

• similar location

• approximate location

Which of the following best describes finding a location on a map using a grid system?

• Find the intersection of two numbers

• Find the intersection of two letters

• Find the intersection of a letter and a number

• Find the map scale and determine the location

What map tool can you use to determine the coordinates of a location?

• relative location

• absolute location

• grid system

• compass rose

_______________ are drawings of places around the world.

• Cartographers

• Globes

• Legends

• Maps