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WorksheetsMap Legend/Key
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 40mins
The _______________or key explains the marks or symbols that
are used in a map.
sketch
legend
atlas
scale
A Person who makes/draws maps is
historian
geologist
archaeologist
cartographer
A globe is the most accurate model of the
star
sun
earth
planet
What map tool is pictured here?
latitude and longitude
title
scale
compass rose
Which are the cardinal directions?
north, east, south, west
northeast, southwest, southsouth, northwest
What's a map legend sometimes called?
key
scale
cardinal directions
intermediate directions
What is another name for lines of latitude?
meridians
parallels
What part of a map explains the symbols that are used?
key
legend
key or legend
none of the above
What is this called?
Compass Rose
Map Key
Map Scale
Compass
If you're having trouble figuring out what the symbols on a map represent, where would you look?
The back of the map.
The title of the map
The map legend
The compass rose
a small chart included on a map that gives descriptions of what symbols are used and what they stand for
compass rose
symbol
scale
map key/legend
the half of the earth that is north of the equator
Eastern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
the half of the earth that is south of the equator
Southern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
the half of the earth that is east of the prime meridian
Southern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
the half of the earth that is west of the prime meridian
northern hemisphere
western hemisphere
eastern hemisphere
southern hemisphere
a design on a map that shows directions
intermediate directions
compass rose
cardinal directions
scale
the four major compass points (north, south, east, west) used to navigate a map
compass rose
intermediate directions
cardinal directions
symbol
the in-between compass points of northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
cardinal directions
compass rose
key
intermediate directions
a picture that is used to represent an object on a map
legend
key
symbol
compass
The 4 main directions--North, South, East, West
compass rose
cardinal directions
intermediate directions
Directions on a compass that are halfway between N, S, E, and W.
intermediate directions
robin directions
sparrow directions
cardinal directions
A table or chart with all the symbols used on a map. It explains what the symbols mean in the real world.
map scale
map key/legend
compass rose
none of the above
A ____ is a model of Earth; shaped like a sphere or ball.
compass rose
map
map scale
globe
A ____ explains what symbols on a map represent.
compass rose
map key/legend
map scale
globe
A ____ is a flat, two-dimensional view of Earth.
compass rose
map
map scale
globe
What is this part of the map?
title
key / legend
compass
What is this part of the map?
title
key / legend
compass
What is this part of the map?
title
key / legend
compass
What is a compass?
name of a map
shows meaning of symbols on map
shows directions
What is the title of the map?
The Americas
The World
USA
What is the title of the map?
The Americas
The World
Natural Resources
What is the title of the map?
The Americas
The World
Landscapes
Look at the key: What does the white mean?
snow
mountains
rainforest
What do they show in the key?
Map Skills
N, S, E, W
rivers, mountains, roads
Look at the key: which symbols stands for the capital?
Look at the key: which symbol means mountains?
Look at the key: which symbol means bridge?
Where is the compass?
On the bottom
On the top
Read the map: Which direction are the houses?
North
South
East
West
Where is the Arctic Ocean?
North
South
East
West
Where is the fuel?
North
South
East
West
