Map Skills Study Guide

1. Map Skills Study Guide Social Studies Mrs. Hicks

2. 1. Drawings that stand for other things on a map Compass rose, intermediate directions, 4 main directions, map key, symbols, scale, labels, grid, longitude, latitude

3. symbols

4. 2. Show us a way to measure distance using a different unit of measurement. Compass rose, intermediate directions, 4 main directions, map key, symbols, scale, labels, grid, longitude, latitude

5. scale

6. 3. North, South, East and West Compass rose, intermediate directions, 4 main directions, map key, symbols, scale, labels, grid, longitude, latitude

7. 4 main directions

8. 4. The part of the map that shows the directions Compass rose, intermediate directions, 4 main directions, map key, symbols, scale, labels, grid, longitude, latitude

9. Compass rose

10. 5. Lines that are called parallels; the equator is an example of this. Compass rose, intermediate directions, 4 main directions, map key, symbols, scale, labels, grid, longitude, latitude

11. latitude

12. 6. Tells us what symbols or other things stand for on the map. Compass rose, intermediate directions, 4 main directions, map key, symbols, scale, labels, grid, longitude, latitude

13. labels

14. 7. Another name for this is the legend Compass rose, intermediate directions, 4 main directions, map key, symbols, scale, labels, grid, longitude, latitude

15. Map Key

16. 8. Lines that are called meridians; the prime meridian is an example of this. Compass rose, intermediate directions, 4 main directions, map key, symbols, scale, labels, grid, longitude, latitude

17. longitude

18. 9. A group of lines drawn a special way (looks like graph paper) Compass rose, intermediate directions, 4 main directions, map key, symbols, scale, labels, grid, longitude, latitude

19. grid

20. 10. Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest Compass rose, intermediate directions, 4 main directions, map key, symbols, scale, labels, grid, longitude, latitude

21. Intermediate directions

22. 1. Which continent is this? North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Antarctica

23. South America

24. 2. which continent is this? North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Antarctica

25. Africa

26. 3. which continent is this? North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Antarctica

27. Asia

28. 4. which continent is this? North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Antarctica

29. North America

30. 5. which continent is this? North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Antarctica

31. Antarctica

32. 6. which continent is this? North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Antarctica

33. Australia

34. 7. which continent is this? North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Antarctica

35. Europe

36. A. Which ocean is this? Indian, Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic

37. Arctic Ocean

38. B. Which ocean is this? Indian, Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic

39. Pacific Ocean

40. C. Which ocean is this? Indian, Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic

41. Atlantic Ocean

42. D. Which ocean is this? Indian, Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic

43. Indian Ocean

44. *Also know how to locate things on a map