A map titled Corn Growing Areas shades some states green for heavy corn farming. Which part of the map explains what the green shading stands for?

A map uses shading to show yearly rainfall across the United States. A map like this is called a ___ map.

A rainfall map shades its driest band brown. A table lists yearly rain of about 8 inches for Phoenix, 61 for Miami, 38 for Seattle, and 62 for New Orleans. Which city lies in the brown band?

On a climate map, the lines that run east and west around the globe and measure distance north or south of the equator are lines of ___.

A resource map's grid begins its east-west numbering at the prime meridian. The prime meridian marks zero degrees of what measurement?

On a thematic map of Midwest farming, two cities sit two inches apart. To turn that distance into real miles, a reader uses which part of the map?

A coal map places Atlanta near 84 degrees west and Pittsburgh near 80 degrees west and much farther north. Traveling from Atlanta to Pittsburgh means moving in which direction?

The map title tells a reader what information a thematic map is showing.

A map shades states by people per square mile, darkest for the most. A table lists New Jersey at 1,263, Wyoming at 6, Alaska at 1, and Montana at 7. Which state is shaded darkest?

A land-use map shades cropland light brown and forest land dark green. A table shows Iowa is mostly light brown and Oregon is mostly dark green. Based on the map key, which state has more forest land?

What is the main purpose of a thematic map?

A thematic map of U.S. population was made in 1900. Why should a reader check the date on a map like this?

A thematic map can show information about the past, such as where battles were fought during a war.

A forest map's legend shows dark green for places that are more than half forest and light green for places that are less than half forest. A county is light green. What does that tell you?

A population map uses darker colors for more people per square mile. A small state is shaded dark, and the large state next to it is shaded light. What can a reader tell from the map?

A compass rose on a thematic map helps you identify directions such as north, south, east, and west.

A rainfall map's legend shows large blue circles for high rainfall and small blue circles for low rainfall. Mobile, Alabama, has a large circle. Reno, Nevada, has a small circle. Which statement fits the map?

Which map feature would you use to find out what a star symbol means?

On a map where 1 inch stands for 100 miles, two towns that are 3 inches apart are about 300 miles apart.

A thematic map titled “Major Crops of the Southeast” most likely shows information about what?

On a thematic map, a pattern repeated across several nearby states can help you notice what?

A wildfire map's legend shows red for high risk, orange for medium risk, and yellow for low risk. Town A is yellow and Town B is red. Which statement fits the map?

You should read a thematic map's legend before making conclusions from its colors.

Which question could best be answered with a thematic map about natural resources?

A climate map's legend shows purple for cold areas, green for mild areas, and orange for hot areas. Most of Alaska is purple and southern Florida is orange. What does the map show?

A rainfall map and a crop map of the same state are both thematic maps.

What should you compare when a map uses different shades of the same color?

A thematic map shows wheat symbols in Kansas, Nebraska, and North Dakota. What is the best conclusion?

If a map uses one dot to represent 10,000 people, then an area with fewer dots always covers less land on the ground.

Which part of a thematic map tells you the area covered, such as “United States” or “Midwest”?

A transportation thematic map would most likely show which feature?

On a population map, each dot stands for 1,000 people. An area with many dots packed close together has more people than an area with only a few dots.

A map title says “U.S. Population Density.” What does population density mean?

Which statement is the safest conclusion from a map that shows many factory symbols near a river?

A thematic map can show information about human activities, such as farming or transportation.

A ski resort owner wants to know which mountain areas get the deepest natural powder each winter. Which thematic map should the owner use?

A map of the United States shows Alaska and Hawaii in small boxes near the bottom corner. What are these small boxes called?

On a resource map, small oil drop symbols appear along the Gulf Coast. What do the oil drops most likely represent?

A thematic map is the best kind of map for finding the street names in a city.

A forest map's legend shows that each tree symbol stands for 1,000 acres of forest. A county has 4 tree symbols. About how much forest does the county have?