4th grade Map Skills Review

The most southern part of the world.

What state do you live in?

A part of the map that explains what the symbols on a map stand for

This map is an example of a(n)

A smaller map within a larger one.

These show the latitude and longitude of a place on a map.

Lines that run north and south and measure degrees east and west of the prime meridian.

A part of the map that compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world.

This map shows the natural features of the earth such as lakes, rivers, and mountains

Lines that run from east to west and measure degrees north and south of the equator.

If you were in Iowa and you drove to Nebraska, what direction did you travel?

If you were in Texas and you drove to Oklahoma, what direction did you travel?

The line between one country, state, or city/town and another.

A symbol on a map that shows direction.

If you were in Kansas and you drove East, what state would you reach first?

This map shows the names, shapes, and borders of continents, countries, states, and/or towns.

This map would most likely be used to determine

An arrangement of lines that divide something, such as a map, into squares.

Which of the following is not an intermediate direction?

A small map or picture of a globe that shows where an area on the map is found.

The line of 0 degrees longitude that runs through Greenwich, England.

The of 0 degrees latitude that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

Half of the earth. The earth can be divided into 4 of these.

If you were in New California and you drove North, what state would travel to first?

The United States is located in which hemisphere?

A ________ is a list that tells what the colors, pictures, shapes, and lines on a map show.

The most northern part of the world

A map used to represent the overall amount of people in a given area.

If you were in Nevada and you took a train to Utah, what direction did you travel?

The _____ often tells you the kind of map it is. It also tells you the place the map shows.