Understanding Map Components

Understanding Map Components

Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of map components.

1. What part of a map tells you what the symbols on the map mean?

2. Which map component shows you the cardinal directions (North, South, East, West)?

3. The   tells you what the entire map is about.

4. A map's   helps you figure out the real distance between two places on the map.

5. The intermediate directions are northeast, northwest, southeast, and  .

6. A map key is also called a legend.

7. All maps have a scale that shows miles and kilometers.

8. Why is it important to have a map key on a map?

9. Imagine you are drawing a map of your neighborhood. What are three map components you would include and why?

10. Look at the map illustration below. Label the following components on the image: Title, Compass Rose, Map Key, and Scale.