Map Skills and Geography

Definitions

100

the four main points of the compass - north, south, east and west 

Cardinal Directions 

200

features or characteristics of a place that are natural - lakes, mountains, plants, animals 

Physical features

300

the points of the compass that fall between cardinal directions - northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest

Intermediate directions 

400

tells where something is in relation to other things. Ohio is East of Indiana. 

relative location 

500

a map tool that compares a measurement on a map to the actual distance between locations identified on the map.

map scale 

Definitions pt 2

100

A map tool that tells us our directions. 

Compass Rose

200

A map tools that helps us determine what a symbol means on a map.

Map Key 

300

the study of land, water, plants, animals, and people of a place

geography 

400

features or characteristics of a place that are made by people - roads, canals, cities, buildings 

human features 

500

tells where to find a place using numbers - address or using longitude and latitude 

exact location

Human or Physical

100

Ohio River

Physical

200

Brecksville 

Human

300

Lake Erie

Physical 

400

Florida 

Human 

500

Hills 

Physical 

Map Skills

100

What map tool would we use to help us determine which direction something is in? 

Compass Rose 

200

What tool would we use on a map to figure out how many miles away one place is from another?

Map Scale 

300

What map tool would we use to help us determine what a symbol means on a map? 

Map Key or Legend 

400

What map tools helps tell us what are of the map we are looking at? 

Map Title 

500

If I wanted to travel from Cleveland to Columbus, what direction would I travel? 

Is that a cardinal or intermediate direction? 

Southwest

Intermediate 

Random!

100

Is a state border a physical or human feature?

Human

200

If a map scale told you 1 inch=1 mile. How many miles away would a city be from another city if it were 2 inches away on your map? 

2 miles 

300

Relative or Exact location? Why?

3500 Oakes Rd, Brecksville Ohio 

Exact location because it is giving you an address. 

400

Is southeast a cardinal or intermediate direction? Why? 

Intermediate, it falls in between two cardinal directions. 

500

If I wanted to travel from Ohio to Florida, which direction would I travel? Is that cardinal or intermediate? 

Southeast, intermediate