Compass Rose
What is the direction at the top of the compass rose?
North
If one inch on the scale is equal to 100 miles, how many inches equals 2,000 miles?
20 inches
A picture or mark that stands for something else.
Symbol
A map showing the borders of different countries or regions.
Political map
What is the direction on the left of the compass rose?
West
If one inch on the scale is equal to 300 miles, how many miles is 6 inches equal to?
1,800 miles
A line on the map that helps determine the real distance between two points on the map.
Map scale
A map showing the geographical features of an area.
Physical map
What direction is on the right of the compass rose?
East
If the map scale says that 1 inch is equal to 9,000 miles, how many inches would be equal to 180,000 miles?
20 inches
North, South, East, and West are also known as what kind of directions?
Cardinal directions
A map that shows information about the typical kinds of weather in an area.
Climate or climatic map
What is the direction on the bottom left of the compass rose? (An intermediate direction)
Southwest
If one inch on the map scale is equal to 4,000 miles, how many miles will be equal to 13 inches?
52,000 miles
A box explaining the symbols on the map.
Key or Legend
What does a topographic map show?
Elevation
What is the direction on the top right of the compass rose? (An intermediate direction)
Northeast
If 1 inch on the map scale is equal to 10,000 miles, how many miles will be equal to 5.5 inches?
55,000 miles
Northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest are also known as what kind of directions?
Intermediate directions
A map that shows the kind of crops or minerals found in an area.
Economic or resource map