Map reading skills Exercise 2

1. Refer to the map above. Which of the following features CANNOT be found on the map?

• A. Trigonometric station

• B. Aeronautical navigation beacon or light

• C. Signal station

• D. Declared monument

2. The conventional sign above represents __________ on a 1:20 000 map.

• A. post office

• B. fire station

• C. police station

• D. government offices

3. We use the conventional sign __________ to represent playground on a 1:5 000 map.

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4. Which of the following maps has a larger map scale?

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5. Which of the following is the correct statement scale of the representative fraction 1: 6 000?

• A. 1 cm to 6 000 m

• B. 1 cm to 600 m

• C. 1 cm to 60 m

• D. 1 cm to 6 m

6. The correct representative fraction of the linear scale above is __________.

• A. 1:8 000

• B. 1:80 000

• C. 1:800 000

• D. 1:8 000 000

7. Refer to the map above. “The Lady Maclehose Holiday Village is in grid square 24 79”. Is this statement true or false?

• A. True

• B. False

8. Refer to the map above. Which of the following features can be found in grid square 24 80?

(1) Farmland

(2) Footpath

(3) Restricted access

• A. (1) and (2) only

• B. (1) and (3) only

• C. (2) and (3) only

• D. (1), (2) and (3)

9. Refer to the map above. Which of the following is the grid reference of the country park management centre?

• A. 241 790

• B. 242 790

• C. 241 791

• D. 242 791

10. 23.5°S is called the __________.

• A. South Pole

• B. Antarctic Circle

• C. Tropic of Capricorn

• D. Equator