Map Skills Flashcards

1

What is a "neighborhood" on a map?

type of rivers
famous landmarks
small section of a city or town

2

On most maps the color blue represents

capital of a country
water
valley

3

What do map keys tell us?

how far you are from Mars
which key to open the front door
what colors and symbols mean

4

A map of your city shows where

police station
hospitals
schools
all of the above

5

What is a type of map?

Star Chart
World Map
All of the above
Road Map

6

How many continents are there?

6
8
7

7

What is a globe?

type of map that shows Earth's round shape
TV station
round ball

8

The capital city of a place is represented by

/
*
.

9

what is a compass rose?

name of a place
shows the directions of north, south, east and west
type of flower

10

What is a map title?

what the map is about
type of map
where to find it

11

What are the Earth's oceans?

Atlantic and Pacific
Indian and Arctic
all of the above

12

What are legends?

songs
someone famous
boxes on a map that tell what the drawings mean

13

what is a scale on a map?

measures earthquakes
use to find out how much you weigh
measures the distance between places

14

What is a map?

a drawing that shows a place from up above
Type of game
name of a dog

15

what are symbols on a map?

directions on a map
pictures, shapes, or color
small section of a city

Map Skills

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Map Skills

Questions 15