Map Reading and Location Concepts

The video tutorial introduces map components, focusing on map titles, symbols, and the legend. It explains cardinal and intermediate directions using a compass rose and demonstrates how to use a map grid to find locations. The tutorial differentiates between relative and absolute locations, providing examples of how to give directions without a map grid. Finally, it concludes with instructions for further reading and activities.

What component of a map indicates its subject?

• Title

• Compass Rose

• Legend

• Map Grid

Which map component provides information about symbols used on the map?

• Title

• Legend

• Compass Rose

• Map Grid

What are the four main directions on a map called?

• Cardinal Directions

• Primary Directions

• Intermediate Directions

• Secondary Directions

What is the purpose of a compass rose on a map?

• To indicate the map's scale

• To list map symbols

• To show direction

• To show the map's title

What are the directions between the cardinal directions called?

• Secondary Directions

• Intermediate Directions

• Tertiary Directions

• Primary Directions

What is the function of a map grid?

• To indicate direction

• To show the map's title

• To provide a scale for distance

• To help locate places on the map

How can you describe the location of a place using a map grid?

• By using cardinal directions

• By using grid coordinates

• By using relative location

• By using a compass rose

What is the term for directions given based on a starting point?

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Cardinal Directions

• Intermediate Directions

Why might directions to the same place differ?

• Due to changes in the map grid

• Due to changes in the compass rose

• Because of different starting points

• Because of different map scales

What does the map grid provide that relative location does not?

• A guide to cardinal directions

• A description of the map's subject

• Exact or absolute location

• A list of map symbols