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What is the purpose of a map key?

To show spatial relationships on Earth
To predict temperatures and storm warnings
To display the physical characteristics of a location
To provide instructions for reading a map (correct)

Which type of map displays street names and businesses in a given location?

Political map
Street map (correct)
Topographic map
Physical map

What does a triangle symbol commonly represent on a physical map?

River
Mountain (correct)
Park or forest
Elevation

Which type of map displays the boundaries between areas such as states or counties?

Political map (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is critical in understanding the meaning of a map, regardless of the topic?

Map key or legend (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of map displays the elevation of Earth in an area?

Topographic map (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does a tree symbol commonly represent on a physical map?

Park or forest (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a map legend?

To show the relationship between objects on a map and provide information such as map scale, map projection name, and map publication date (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does a representative fraction in a map legend indicate?

The scale of the map, such as a 1:1,000,000 ratio representing 1 centimeter on the map as 10 kilometers on Earth (D) Signup and view all the answers

What information does a map legend provide about map scale?

It provides the units of the map, such as miles, kilometers, feet, or meters, and shows the relationship between the distance of objects on a map and the distance between the objects in real life (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the dark green color signify on a map legend with a graphic scale?

An area of elevation from 1 to 100 meters (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the star symbol represent on the map legend of Albania?

A national capital (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the map scale 1:2,000,000 mean for the map of Albania?

For every one centimeter on the map, 20 kilometers separate the distance between two locations (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of scale is a verbal scale in a map legend?

A sentence that describes the relationship between distances on the map and distances on Earth (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does a map legend include that a map key does not?

Other important information about how to read the map, such as map projection name, map publication date, and map cartographer (A) Signup and view all the answers