Map Skills

Links verified on 8/5/09

1. Are We There Yet? - Answer ten questions by reading information from maps.
2. A Map for All Reasons - Drag and drop each map part to the correct situation.
3. Labeling Contours Quiz - Use data from a map to determine contours.
4. Distance and Direction on Maps - Each of the maps on this activity express scale in a different form.
5. Find your Longitude - Play an interactive game on the NOVA site.
6. Gradient Quiz - Use scale on a map to understand gradient.
7. Map and Globe Quiz - Test your knowledge on identifying the parts of a map and a globe.
8. Map Reading Activities - Practice reading maps using compasses, latitude, longitude and more.
9. Map Skills Quiz - Take this quiz to test your knowledge of reading maps.
10. Puzzle Maps from iKnowThat.com - From the Physical Features section select Continents and Ocean. After selecting the game you will be asked to register. Click on "Maybe Later," to go to the game. The game has a "Read it to Me" button.
11. Quiz on Degrees and Minutes - Part of understanding map scale is understanding degrees and minutes. Quiz on degrees, minutes, and seconds
12. Reading Map Symbols - identify symbols with words
13. Latitude and Longitude quiz - online quiz that checks answers
14. Index of topics and quizzes offered by David J. Leveson at CUNY in Brooklyn, NY
15. What’s On a Map? - Answer eight questions about using various parts of a map.
16. Where on Earth? - Find the latitude and longitude of places on earth.