Map Skills

Which feature on a map explains what the symbols, colors, and lines represent?

Lines of latitude run east to west; lines of longitude run north to south.

Which of the following divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

What is one way in which maps and globes differ?

Each half of Earth is called a hemisphere.

If you use Google Maps to help you find a nearby pizza parlor, you are using a geography skill.

Satellites use remote sensing to gather information about Earth from far away.

All map projections show the correct size of areas in relation to one another.

Which feature on a map shows direction?

Which of these tools provides practical information about the locations of physical and human features?

Which type of map would show the boundaries of countries?

You use a map's scale bar to determine how many miles in real world each inch on the map represents.

Which feature on a map shows us how to calculate distance?

GPS stands for Geographical Positioning System.

James does not understand what the red circles on his map represent. What should he look at to find the answer?