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Map Components Quiz
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Geography is the study of the Earth's surface including landforms, water bodies, climate, and plants.
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False
This is a diagram on a map that shows directions such as North, South, East, and West.
map grid
compass rose
distortion
map legend
Match the following map component with the correct meaning.
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
The directions on a compass rose such as southeast, northeast, northwest, southwest
Seattle, Washington is north of Olympia, Washington.
The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
Match the following map component with the correct meaning.
RELATIVE LOCATION
The directions on a compass rose such as southeast, northeast, northwest, southwest
Seattle, Washington is north of Olympia, Washington.
The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
Match the following map component with the correct meaning.
DISTORTION
A change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map.
The directions on a compass rose such as southeast, northeast, northwest, southwest
A box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map.
Match the following map component with the correct meaning.
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS
The directions on a compass rose such as southeast, northeast, northwest, southwest
The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
Describes the area shown on the map. It also identifies the map's main topics.
Directions on a compass rose such as North, South, East, and West.
Match the following map component with the correct meaning.
INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS
The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
This is a diagram on a map that shows directions such as North, South, East, and West.
Directions on a compass rose such as North, South, East, and West.
The directions on a compass rose such as southeast, northeast, northwest, southwest
Match the following map component with the correct meaning.
MAP KEY/LEGEND
This is a diagram on a map that shows directions such as North, South, East, and West.
Describes the area shown on the map. It also identifies the map's main topics.
A box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map.
The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
Match the following map component with the correct meaning.
MAP TITLE
The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
A box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map.
A change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map.
Describes the area shown on the map. It also identifies the map's main topics.
Map components is part of which subject/class?
science
social studies