Understanding Maps Quiz
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What do physical maps show?

  • Historical events
  • Political borders
  • Natural features like mountains and rivers (correct)
  • Population density
  • What do political maps display?

  • Mineral resources
  • Borders of areas like countries, states, and cities (correct)
  • Geological formations
  • Historical movements
  • What do historical maps illustrate?

  • Topographic details
  • Movements of people and changing borders (correct)
  • Geological formations
  • Natural landscape
  • What does a legend on a map tell you?

    <p>What the symbols, lines, and colors on the map mean</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a compass rose on a map indicate?

    <p>Which way north, south, east, and west are</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a map's scale show?

    <p>The ratio between the distance on the map and the distance in real life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Latitude and longitude lines can tell you your exact location on the planet.' - This statement is:

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Most maps have certain things in common. One of them is lines that show country borders and major rivers.' - This statement is:

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do nautical maps primarily show?

    <p>Information about the sea, such as water depths and coastal features</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do geologic maps primarily display?

    <p>Information about the Earth's geological features and rock types</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a map's legend or key?

    <p>To explain what the symbols, lines, and colors on the map represent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of map would be most useful for understanding the distribution of mineral resources in a specific region?

    <p>Geologic map</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do historical maps primarily illustrate?

    <p>Movements of people, changing borders, battles, and other historical events</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do labels on a map typically explain?

    <p>Something about the map, such as the name of a specific location or feature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a compass rose on a map indicate?

    <p>The direction of north, south, east, and west</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a map's scale?

    <p>To show the ratio between the distance on the map and the distance in real life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do physical maps primarily display?

    <p>Natural features like mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans, and other parts of the natural landscape</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Maps are just representations of some part of the earth's surface.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Physical maps primarily show natural features like mountains, rivers, and lakes.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Political maps always show unchanging borders of areas like countries, states, and cities.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Historical maps illustrate movements of people, changing borders, battles, and other historical events.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Nautical maps primarily show the distribution of mineral resources in a specific region.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Symbols on a map are little pictures used to represent anything.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A legend on a map tells you what the symbols, lines, and colors represent.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Labels on a map typically explain something about the map.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A compass rose on a map shows the ratio between the distance on the map and the distance in real life.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Latitude and longitude lines can tell you your exact location on the planet.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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