Social Studies Week 7 Quizzizz Review - Fun With Maps

What would be the purpose of a map with longitude and latitude lines?

• to help you find out how many people there are in the world

• to help you find any place in the world

• to help you find the building plans of a local grocery store

• to help you find the elevation of a place

The equator and prime meridian are examples of _____________.

• longitude and latitude lines

• elevation

• scale

• cardinal directions

What are two possible uses of a roadmap? Check 2 boxes.

• to examine elevation of cities

• to analyze weather patterns

• the shortest route to get from one place to another place

• to plan a road trip

What type of directions do you find by using a compass?

• numerical

• nominal

• interval

• cardinal

What does elevation mean? Check all that apply. (Short answer question)

• how high an area of land is

• how low an area of land is

• a piece of machinery that transports people up and down

• the spin of the Earth

One way to show elevation on a map is to use _____________?

• shapes

• color

• numbers

• letters

If you were asked to travel north to get to the community park, you would be following a(n) _____________.

• intermediate direction

• relative direction

• cardinal direction

• simple direction

Different people use maps for many reasons. Which of the following three groups might use a map to help them in their job? Check 3 different choices.

• farmers

• cartographers

• doctors

• pilots

If you created a map of your community, what symbols might you include? Check all that apply. (Short answer question)

• roads

• houses

• school

• buildings

Why are thematic maps useful? Choose all that apply. (Short answer question)

• the type of climate an area has

• show population of different areas

• the different types of crops grown in an area

• information about schools