What might you find on an historical map?

Information about a battle between armies

Why do political maps often change, but physical maps rarely do?

Political borders change more often than natural landmarks

What does a LEGEND, or a KEY, do on a map?

Tells you what symbols, lines, colors mean on a map

What is a SCALE on a map used for?

It shows the distance on the map compared to real life

What do latitude and longitude tell us?

An exact location on the planet

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Brain Pop Map Skills

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A quiz to accompany the BrainPop movie about maps #socialstudies #5thgrade #mapskills #maps

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1
On the following map, what do the grey triangles represent?
Sources of fuel
Areas where nonmetals can be found
Gold mines
Areas where precious gems can be found
2
What kind of map is this?
Nautical
Political
Physical
Historical
3
What might you find on an historical map?
Up-to-date information on political boundaries
Mountains, lakes, and rivers
Information about resources
Information about a battle between armies
4
What is this called?
Compass Rose
Star sign
Direction finder
Legend
5
If you're having trouble figuring out what the symbols on a map mean, where would you look?
The title of the map
The map legend
The back of the map
The compass rose
6
Why do political maps often change, but physical maps rarely do?
For every election, political maps must be updated
Political borders change more often than natural landmarks
Physical maps are updated far more often than political maps
Political mapmakers always seek new info about geography
7
A map scale shows that 1 cm = 10 km. Two cities are 8 cm apart on a map. In real life how far?
10 km
800 km
80km
8 km
8
What does a LEGEND, or a KEY, do on a map?
Tells you what symbols, lines, colors mean on a map
Tells the story of how the map was created
Tells about the life story of the map maker
Unlocks the mystery of where to find the map
9
What is a SCALE on a map used for?
It protects the map from damage
How much the map weighs
It tells the direction of travel
It shows the distance on the map compared to real life
10
What kind of map is this?
Road Map
Policital
Physical
Historical
11
What do latitude and longitude tell us?
How fast the earth is turning
Which direction to go
An exact location on the planet
How long the planet is
12
On the map from the previous question, the circles, triangles, and squares are all examples of:
Keys
Legends
Compass roses
Symbols
13
What kind of map is this?
Physical
Political
Road Map
Historical
14
What did Moby do that he shouldn't have?!!!!
Ate the map
Sneezed on the map
Threw the map out the window
Used the map to clean up spilled drink

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