Map Skills

Describe what the symbols on a map represent.

Tells what the map is about

Tells the general area of where something is located.

How goods get from one place to another.

Shows the effect that humans have on the environment.

Lines that show degrees East and West from the prime meridian.

The study of the human and nonhuman features of the Earth.

An area with a unifying human or nonhuman feature.

The __________ tells how far (distance) things are on a map.

Telling someone that you live over by ESU would be an example of _______________.

Tells the direction on a map.

True or False: The cardinal directions are North, South, East, and West.

A person who makes maps is called a _________.

Scale on a map says 1 inch equals 200 miles. If 2 cities are 3 inches apart, how far is that?

Zero degrees Longitude, where the time zones begin is called the ___________________.

0⁰ degrees Latitude. Line that divides earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

Which one of these is NOT one of the themes of geography?

Describes a places exact position on a map.