Map Skills Study Guide

Question 1

Physical Map

Answer 1

A map that shows the location of physical features, such as landforms, bodies of water, elevation, or resources

Question 2

Political Map

Answer 2

A map that shows boundaries of cities, states, and countries.

Question 3

Thematic Map

Answer 3

A map that follows a particular theme, such as population, climate, weather, etc.

Question 4

Resource Map

Answer 4

An economic map that shows resources in a particular area

Question 5

Road Map

Answer 5

A map that shows roads in a particular area

Question 6

Plain

Answer 6

A large area of flat land

Question 7

Plateau

Answer 7

A large area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it

Question 8

Mountain

Answer 8

A large, tall, rocky area of land that comes up out of the Earth’s surface

Question 9

Hill

Answer 9

A mound of raised land that is smaller than a mountain

Question 10

Canyon

Answer 10

A large crack in the earth formed by a river or earthquakes

Question 11

Isthmus

Answer 11

A narrow strip of land that connects two large areas of land

Question 12

Island

Answer 12

An area of land that is completely surrounded by water

Question 13

Peninusla

Answer 13

A strip of land that extends out into a body of water

Question 14

Delta

Answer 14

Low, water land that is formed at the mouth of a river

Question 15

Valley

Answer 15

An area of low land between two hills or mountains

Question 16

Lake

Answer 16

A large area of water surrounded by land

Question 17

Bay

Answer 17

An area of water that is mostly surrounded by land

Question 18

Ocean

Answer 18

A major body of water that covers large parts of earth

Question 19

Waterfall

Answer 19

A place where water flows over a cliff

Question 20

River

Answer 20

A thin waterway that allows water to flow into a lake or an ocean

Question 21

Pond

Answer 21

A very small body of water that is surrounded by land

Question 22

Strait

Answer 22

A channel of water that connects two large areas of water

Question 23

Delta

Answer 23

An area of wet, soggy land with many pools of water

Question 24

Map Scale

Answer 24

the relationship between distance on the map and distance in real life (ex: 1inch=1 mile)

Question 25

Key/Legend

Answer 25

A box that shows what the symbols on a map represent