Map Elements Worksheet

Map Elements Review

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

1. What map element tells you what the map is about?

2. Which map element helps you find directions (North, South, East, West)?

3. The   explains the symbols and colors used on a map.

4. A map's   tells you the real distance between two places on the map.

5. A map's title is always found at the bottom of the map.

6. The cardinal directions are North, South, East, and West.

7. Look at the image below. What map element is shown?