Relative Location
Absolute Location
Map Scale and Key
Cardinal and Intermediate Directions
Types of Maps
100

What country is located South of the United States?

Mexico

100

What country is located at 20°N and 80°W?

Cuba

100

What symbol often represents a capital city on a map?

Star

100

What direction is half way between north and east?

Northeast

100

What types of map shows the borders of countries?

Political Map

200

What country is just slightly Northeast of France, and West of Poland?

Germany

200

What major city is located at approximately 40°N and 74°W?

New York City

200

What might an airplane symbol mean, when its used on a map?

An airport

200

What direction would you travel to get from Florida to Canada?

North

200

What type of map would show elevations and landforms?

Physical Map

300

What country lies directly South of Egypt?

Sudan

300

What major United States City is located at approximately 34°N and 118°W?

Los Angeles

300

If a scale on a map states that 1 inch = 5 miles, how many inches equals 20 miles?

4 inches

300

What direction is directly opposite of Southeast?

Northwest

300

What type of map highlights rivers, lakes and mountains?

Physical Map

400

What country is North of South Korea?

North Korea

400

What country is located at 30°S and 23°E

South Africa

400

If a city is 300 miles away in real life, and the map shows it as 3 inches, what is the map scale?

1 inch = 100 miles

400

What state borders Colorado directly to the West?

Utah

400

What type of map would display climate zones?

Thematic

500

What country is East of Argentina and North of Uruguay?

Brazil

500

What country is approximately 36°N and 138°E?

Japan

500

What feature on a map shows the relationship between map distance and real world distance?

A scale

500

What direction is half way in between Southwest and Northwest?

West

500

What type of map would include voting results by state?

Thematic