Map Skills

What type of map is this?

• Political

• Climate

• Resource

What type of map shows Earth's natural landscape, like mountains, plains and deserts?

What type of map can show various topics, THEMES and data? It is not limited to one type of information!

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

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

• compass rose

• map key

• legend

• scale

What type of map shows natural resources like coal, wheat and oil in a specific area?

What type of map is this?

• Political map

• Resource map

• Topographic map

• Climate map

What type of map is this?

• Thematic

• Phyiscal

• Climate

What type of map is this?

• Thematic

• Climate

• Road

What type of map shows road ways for transportation and includes streets, highways and roads?