MapSkills

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Usethemapandlegendonthispagetoanswerthefollowingquestions.
*Tip:Answersandinformationfromsomequestionscanbeusedtosolveother
questions.
Somequestionsarebrokendownintomultiplestepbystepquestionstohelpbreak
theproblemintosteps.Theextraquestionsinyellowforsomeproblemscanbe
usedtohelpyouanswertheoriginalquestion,however,ITISNOTrequiredthat
thequestionsinyellowbeanswered.Ifyouprefertoanswertheoriginalquestion
withoutansweringthestepbystepquestions,thatisfine,howeverthestepbystep
questionsmayhelpyouthinkthroughthethinkingprocessforeachoriginal
question.
*ALLORIGINALQUESTIONSMUSTBEANSWERED.

1. What city is between Pine Lakes and Ploppa grove?

2. What town is located on State Highway 86?

3. What is the population of Ploppa Grove?

Draw the symbol associated with Mt. Sky.

According to the legend, what population does this symbol represent?

Final question: What is the Population of Mt. Sky?

4. What is the population of Mt. Sky?

Draw the symbol associated with Mt. Sky.

According to the legend, what population does this symbol represent?

Final question: What is the population of Mt. Sky?

5. What is the name of the largest city shown on the map?

According to the legend, which symbol represents the largest population? Draw the symbol.

Looking at the map, what is the name of the city that is next to the symbol that represents the
highest population?

Final question: What is the name of the largest city shown on the
map?

6. Is the campground north or south of the airport?

Is the campground above or below the airport?

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Does the direction North symbolize above or below?

Does the direction South symbolize above or below?

Final question: Is the campground north or south of the airport?

7. Is Fly By Drive north or south of Lake Road?

Is Lake Road above or below Fly By Drive?

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Does the direction North symbolize above or below?

Does the direction South symbolize above or below?

Final question: Is Fly By Drive north or south of Lake Road?

8. What interstate highway is north of "Ploppa Grove?

According to the legend, what symbol is a representation of an interstate highway?

Is North above or below?

According to the map, what interstate highway is located North of Ploppa Grove? (What is the
number associated with this interstate road?

Final question: What interstate highway is north of "Ploppa Grove?

9. In which directions does Interstate 17 run?

Does Interstate 17 run up and down or left to right?

What directions run up and down?

What directions run from left to right?

Final question: In which directions does Interstate 17 run?

10. What road would you take if you were heading south from Mt. Sky?

Is South above or below?

Using the legend, what type of road runs south of Mt. Sky? (interstate highway, state
highway, or local road?

What is the name of this road?

Final question: What road would you take if you were heading south
from Mt. Sky?
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(Name of road)

(Type of road)

11. Desolation lies between what two roads?

What roads are on both sides of Desolation?

According to the map and legend, what type of road(s) are these? (interstate highway, state
highway, or local road?

What is the name of this road?

Final question: Desolation lies between what two roads?

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(Name of road)

_______________________
(Type of road)

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Glossary

Legend (Map Key): included with a map to unlock it. It gives you the
information needed for the map to make sense. Maps often use
symbols or colors to represent things, and the map key explains what
they mean.
Population: all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country
Cardinal Directions: the most commonly used forms of direction,
including North, South, East, and West.
Direction:
o A course along which someone or something moves
o The management or guidance of someone or something
Map: a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing
physical features, cities, roads, etc.