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WorksheetsGeography (Mapping) Basics
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 4hrs 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of map is this?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Economic Activity
d)
Population
2.
North, South, East, and West are referred to as the _________directions.
a)
raven
b)
bluejay
c)
cardinal
d)
robin
3.
What type of map is this?
a)
Population
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Climate
4.
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Place
5.
What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?
a)
map scale
b)
key
c)
title
d)
distance calculator
6.
Lines of latitude are called this.
a)
tropic zone
b)
parallel
c)
polar zone
d)
meridian
7.
Relative location is...
a)
how to get to a place
b)
finding the location of a place by describing its location from another place
c)
not a real thing
d)
exactly where something is located
8.
What is the measure of how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian called?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Equator
9.
What are these lines known as ?
a)
latitude
b)
relative location
c)
longitude
d)
absolute location
10.
What are these lines known as?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
11.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
12.
This type of map shows kinds of land and bodies of water
a)
Physical map
b)
political map
c)
historical map
13.
This type of map shows cities, states, and countries
a)
physical map
b)
political map
c)
historical map
14.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
feet
c)
degrees
d)
grams
15.
NE, SE, NW, SW are these type of directions.
a)
cardinal
b)
intermediate
c)
main
d)
subterrain
16.
What is a map scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house
17.
The imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole are called this.
a)
latitude
b)
time zones
c)
longitude
d)
parallel
18.
Lines of longitude are called this.
a)
meridian
b)
parallel
c)
equator
d)
longitude
19.
The 0 degree latitude line that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
time zone
c)
equator
d)
International Dateline
20.
The 0 degree line of longitude that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
meridian
c)
equator
d)
parallel
21.
Imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator are called this.
a)
longitude
b)
meridians
c)
latitude
d)
international dateline
22.
What direction would you travel from Georgia to Hawaii?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
East
23.
What is a map?
a)
a picture of a place
b)
something that gives information about a specific place
c)
a visual representation of a place
d)
all of the other answers
24.
What type of map is this?
a)
City Map
b)
Weather Map
c)
Fictional Map
d)
Historical Map
25.
What type of map is this?
a)
Product map
b)
historical map
c)
population map
d)
city map
26.
Which map element tells us what the map is about?
a)
map legend
b)
location system
c)
map title
d)
compass rose
27.
Where should the title be located on a map?
a)
down the side of the map
b)
across the top of the map
c)
on the bottom of the map
d)
across the middle of the map
28.
What is another name for a map key?
a)
map title
b)
map legend
c)
map compass
d)
map lock
29.
Longitude and latitude will show _________________.
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
c)
how warm it is outside
d)
GPS
30.
Longitude and Latitude lines intersect to form the _________.
a)
graph paper
b)
global grid
c)
crisscross applesauce
d)
map scale
31.
Relative location changes according to a given__________.
a)
relationship
b)
longitude
c)
latitude
d)
reference point
32.
What helps us find directions on a map?
a)
map grid
b)
map rose
c)
cardinals
d)
compass rose
33.
North, South, East and West are referred to as the _________directions.
a)
raven
b)
bluejay
c)
cardinal
d)
robin
34.
Which direction is commonly pointing to the top of the page on a map?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
35.
What is a map scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house
36.
How many miles would 4 inches be equal to?
a)
2
b)
400
c)
4000
d)
4
37.
How many miles would 9 inches be on this map?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
30
d)
90
38.
Where would you find the symbol that indicates which city on the map is the capital city?
a)
map scale
b)
map legend
c)
map elevation
d)
map title
39.
What is the reference point for elevation on most maps?
a)
sea shore
b)
sea side
c)
see me
d)
sea level
40.
______________tells the location in relationship to another place.
a)
global grid
b)
relative location
c)
absolute locaction
d)
longitude and latitude
41.
Why is it necessary to have a map scale?
a)
mapmakers make things too big
b)
mapmakers make things too small
c)
mapmakers must make things smaller than they really are
d)
mapmakers distort everything
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