Which of the following would you most likely find in a map legend?

Symbols for rivers and mountains

If you are given a map with a compass rose, how would you use it to find the direction from your school to the nearest park?

Use the compass rose to determine which way to go

You are looking at a historical map with a legend. The legend shows a symbol of a ship. What information can you get from this symbol?

The location of a port or harbor

On a resource map, the legend shows a symbol for coal. If you see this symbol in several places, what does this tell you?

Those places have coal resources

You are given a political map and a physical map. How would you compare the features shown on each?

Political maps show borders; physical maps show landforms

Political maps show mountains; physical maps show countries

A map shows a river, a city, and a national border. Which feature is natural, which is cultural, and which is political?

River: natural; City: cultural; Border: political

River: political; City: natural; Border: cultural

River: cultural; City: political; Border: natural

River: political; City: natural; Border: cultural

You are given a map with both natural and political features. How would you distinguish between them?

Natural features are landforms; political features are borders and cities

Natural features are only cities; political features are only rivers

Political features are mountains; natural features are countries

If you want to find the location of a park using a map key, what should you do?

Look for the park symbol in the legend and find it on the map

What does Topography map features?

Topography maps features mountains, valleys. and plains

Topography maps depict weather patterns and climate zones.

Topography maps illustrate ocean currents and tides.

What does impact mean?

The effect or change something has on people, places or events

Impact refers to a physical collision between objects.

Impact is a type of financial investment.

Impact means the size or volume of an object.

The students in Ms. Leader's class need to study the location of all 50 states and their capital for an upcoming test what map would they use?

A political map of the United States.

A topographic map of the United States.

A climate map of the United States.

A physical map of the United States.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What does the compass rose on a map help you identify?

Types of landforms

Cardinal directions

Population density

Map scale

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?

North

East

South

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

If you are facing north, which direction is directly behind you?

East

South

West

North

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is an intermediate direction?

North

South

Northeast

West

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which direction is halfway between south and west?

Southwest

Southeast

Northwest

Northeast

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT an intermediate direction?

Northwest

Southeast

North

Southwest

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What does a map key or legend show?

The population of a city

The meaning of symbols on a map

The distance between cities

The direction of the wind

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Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?

If you are facing north, which direction is directly behind you?

Which of the following is an intermediate direction?

Which direction is halfway between south and west?

Which of the following is NOT an intermediate direction?

What does a map key or legend show?

Which of the following would you most likely find in a map legend?

If a map symbol in the legend is a tree, what does it most likely represent?

Which of the following is a natural feature you might find on a map?

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