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Landforms - Maps and Models

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A map is made from a ____________ view.
a)
birds'
b)
elephants'
c)
ant's
d)
person's
2.
What is the limit or border of an area or region?
a)
symbol
b)
boundary
c)
grid
d)
color
3.
Which one is 3D?
a)
model
b)
map
4.
What purpose does a key have on a map?
a)
looks nice
b)
helps open the door
c)
explains symbols
d)
tells directions
5.
Which lines run west and east on a map?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
6.
Buildings, towers, stadiums are all examples of ____________________ because they are built or made by people. 
a)
symbols
b)
features
c)
landforms
d)
structures
7.
A ______________________ is a person who makes or creates maps.
a)
geographer
b)
cartographer
c)
oceanographer
d)
architect
8.
What structure did you HAVE to include on your map of the schoolyard?
a)
the school
b)
the water tower
c)
the playground
d)
the sidewalk
9.
Grids on a map help identify the 
__________________ of places or features on the map.
a)
size
b)
color
c)
location
d)
shape
10.
Colors, shapes and textures are used to represent ______________ on a map.
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
symbols
d)
map key
11.
Which lines run north and south on a map?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
12.
What type of map did you create when you made your own Island Map?
a)
political
b)
physical
13.
Which one, your map or model, had more detail?
a)
map
b)
model
14.
A capital city is often shown as a ________________ on a map.
a)
moon
b)
color
c)
star
d)
x
15.
What is a network of vertical and horizontal lines on a map or drawing?
a)
compass rose
b)
grid
c)
map key
d)
boundaries
16.
True or False:  Cartographers go through several steps when they make maps.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
______________________ is a state that borders New Jersey.
a)
Philadelphia
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Maryland
18.
True or False:  When  possible, you should use a map and model to show information about an area.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Which STATE borders New Jersey?
a)
Philadelphia
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Maryland
d)
Ohio