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WorksheetsTypes of Maps
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, elevation is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
2.
A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
3.
A map showing the climate zones of North America is which type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
4.
A map showing bodies of water, lakes, and islands is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
5.
A map showing cities, capitals, and states is which type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
6.
What map would you use if you wanted to find the natural resources in an area?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
7.
Height of land above sea level
a)
Elevation
b)
Upper-land
c)
Population
d)
Climate
8.
Maps use ______ that stand for things that are drawn on a map.
a)
symbols
b)
scales
c)
routes
d)
titles
9.
The information that explains what each symbol on a map stands for is the _______,
a)
Inset Map
b)
Locator Map
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Key
10.
A small map within a larger map that shows areas outside of or in greater detail than the larger map is called a ________ map.
a)
Locator
b)
Elevation
c)
Inset
d)
Road
11.
What is weather in an area over a long period of time?
a)
Elevation
b)
Climate
c)
Title
d)
Scales
12.
The study of the Earth and the way people live and use it.
a)
Geology
b)
Genome
c)
Geography
d)
Geode
13.
What is the purpose of a map scale?
a)
To weigh the political power of the states
b)
To show where things are located on the map
c)
Compare the distance measured on the map to the actual distance on Earth
d)
To show how large the map is
14.
The change in shape, size, or location of a place when shown on a map.
a)
Map Projection
b)
Distortion
15.
A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface.
a)
Map Projection
b)
Distortion
16.
Which projection is this?
a)
Robinson
b)
Mercator
c)
Eckert IV
d)
Goode's Homolosine
17.
3in is equal to 300 miles is an example of?
a)
Geographic Information System (GIS)
b)
Scale
c)
Distortion
d)
Projections
18.
Aerial Photographs are photographs of earth from a Satellite?
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Satellite images are photos of earth taken from the air?
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Geographic Information Systems is...
a)
a computer based system that takes pictures from the air and space
b)
Is a computer based system that stores information linked to geographic locations
c)
Are photographic images of Earth's surface taken from the air
d)
Are images of Earth's surface taken from a satellite
21.
What is a problem that flat maps and photos have?
a)
That they are wrong in size
b)
That they are too small
c)
That the Earth is round
22.
Which is probably the most accurate projection?
a)
The Equal-Area Projection
b)
The Mercator Projection
23.
Which type of map is this?
a)
Poltical Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Resource Map
d)
Climate Map
24.
A __________ map shows landforms and other geographic features.
a)
Road
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Locator
25.
Identify this map.
a)
Population density map
b)
climate map
c)
road map
26.
What type of map is this?
a)
Resource
b)
Thematic
c)
Choropleth
d)
Topographic
27.
Identify this map
a)
Physical Map
b)
Climate Map
c)
Road Map
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