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Map vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates
a)
relative location
b)
absolute location
c)
latitude
d)
longitude
2.
To locate a place relative to other landmarks
a)
absolute location
b)
longitude
c)
latitude
d)
relative location
3.
What  are these lines known as ?
a)
latitude
b)
relative location
c)
longitude
d)
absolute location
4.
What are these lines known as?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
5.
An object or picture that represents something else
a)
map key
b)
symbol
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
6.
Cardinal directions
a)
NE, SE, NW, SW
b)
N, S, E, W
7.
Intermediate directions
a)
N, E, S, W
b)
NE, SE, NW, SW
8.
Compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world
a)
map key
b)
compass rose
c)
map scale
d)
symbol
9.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
10.
Compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world
a)
map key
b)
symbol
c)
compass rose
d)
map scale
11.
Explains symbols used on the map
a)
map key
b)
map scale
c)
symbol
d)
latitude
12.
Tells the subject of the map
a)
map key
b)
map scale
c)
map title
13.
This type of map shows cities, states, and countries
a)
physical map
b)
political map
c)
historical map
14.
This type of map shows kinds of land and bodies of water
a)
Physical map
b)
political map
c)
historical map
15.
This type of map shows parts of the world as they were in the past
a)
historical map
b)
political map
c)
physical map