I found map skills easy because I could find coordinates on a grid fairly easy, and continents, oceans and titles were also easy for me as I was able to understand the content well. I struggled most with map key, and legend. It was hard because I struggled with the scale on the map, as I wasn’t very accurate, until the 2nd try. Basic map skills are important because you need to be able to read a ecomic map which is using map key, also using a scale is locating exactly where you are on a map. Coordinates are important because they can graph locations in the world. The next map skill, Cardinal directions ,is important because it is where a continent is located, in the northern or southern hemisphere , and the compass rose is pointing North, West, East, South. The final map skill is continents, titles and oceans, and where they are located , which too me was the easiest map skill. Map skills help in a major way in geography, because they label and describe maps where all mountains and landmarks are, and are the backbone of all maps.
