Map Skills

You need to find the number of people living in major cities. What type of map would you choose?

North, East, South, and West are called _______.

You want to travel to a state with a lot of mountains. What type of map would help you find this information?

The relationship between distance on a map and the actual distance on the ground is called _______.

An imaginary line that divides the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere is called the _______.

What type of map shows how many people live in a state or region?

An imaginary line that splits the Northern Hemisphere & the Southern Hemisphere is called _____.

What type of map shows land forms, bodies of water, and elevation?

You want to move to a place that gets a lot of rain. What type of map would show you this information?

Imaginary lines that extend around the Earth vertically and measure how far east or west a location is are called ______

What type of map uses symbols to show the locations of natural resources?

One half of the Earth is called a _______.

What type of map shows general information about climate & precipitation?

What type of map shows state and country borders, as well as capital states?

A table on a map that explains what the symbols mean is called ______.

Imaginary lines that extend around the Earth horizontally & measure how far north or south a location is are called ___.