Map Vocabulary Quiz

What is the correct definition for CARTOGRAPHER. ​ (a)  

• A person who makes maps.
• A person who studies carts.
• The first person to discover maps.

What is the correct definition for CIVILIZATION?​ ​ (a)  

• A type of video game
• A society with advanced ideas
• A person who studies plants

What is the correct definition for CONTOUR INTERVAL?​ (a)  

• A horizontal line dividing the Earth
• This is a made up term
• The differences in height between lines on a map

What is the correct definition for DRONE?​ (a)  

• An aircraft powered by technology, not a pilot
• An annoying humming noise
• An aircraft flown by a pilot

What is the correct definition for ELEVATION?​ (a)  

• The length of something
• The height of an object compared to another object
• A type of elevator

What is the correct definition for PHOTOGRAMMETRY?​ (a)  

• A method of taking photographs to measure objects
• A type of photo that measures grams
• The method a plant uses to make its own food

What is the correct definition for SCALE?​ (a)  

• A tool that measures our weight
• What dragon skin is made of
• A way to measure and compare two object's sizes

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What is the correct definition of SLOPE?​ (a)  

• How steep something is
• How wide something is
• It stands for: Sam Likes Olive Pizza Eggs

What is the correct definition for SURVEYOR?​ (a)  

• A worker who measures land
• Someone who creates surveys
• Someone who likes taking surveys

What is the correct definition for GEOCACHE?​ (a)  

• It is a football term
• A waterproof box that is hidden outdoors
• A term for a tall mountain