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WorksheetsMap Skillz
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator are...
a)
longitude lines
b)
meridians
c)
latitude lines
d)
degrees
2.
Imaginary lines that run from the north pole to the south pole are...
a)
lines of latitude
b)
time zones
c)
lines of longitude
d)
parallels
3.
Lines that measure how far north or south you are from the equator, appearing as horizontal lines on a map or globe.
a)
Degrees
b)
Tropics
c)
Longitude
d)
Latitude
4.
Lines that measure how far east or west you are on the globe and appear as vertical lines on a map or globe.
a)
Degrees
b)
Latitude
c)
Longitude
d)
Coordinates
5.
Which important line of latitude is shown?
a)
Arctic Circle
b)
Antarctic Circle
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
6.
Which important line of latitude is shown?
a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
Antarctic Circle
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
7.
Which important line of latitude is shown?
a)
Antarctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
8.
Which important line of latitude is shown?
a)
Tropic of Capricorn
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Antarctic Circle
9.
What is the continent that is pink?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
10.
What is the continent that is blue?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
11.
What is the continent that is red?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
12.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
13.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
14.
What is the continent that is orange?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
15.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
16.
This is the continent of _____________?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
North America
d)
Asia
17.
This is the continent of _______________?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
South America
d)
Asia
18.
This is the continent of ______________?
a)
Australia
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
South America
19.
This is the continent of _____________?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
North America
20.
This is the continent of ________________?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
21.
This is the continent of _________________?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
22.
This is the continent of _________________?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
23.
The center of this image is the _______________.
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Equator
d)
Prime Meridian
24.
The red line indicates what line?
a)
equator
b)
prime meridian
c)
tropic of cancer
d)
tropic of capricorn
25.
The red line indicates the ____________________.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
26.
The red line indicates the ______________________.
a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Tropic of Capricorn
c)
Equator
d)
Prime Meridian
27.
The continents located totally west of the Prime Meridian are:
a)
North American & South America
b)
North America & Asia
c)
South America & Australia
d)
Africa & Asia
28.
The continents located totally east of the Prime Meridian are:
a)
North America & South America
b)
North American & Asia
c)
Asia & Australia
d)
Africa & Asia
29.
The continents located both east and west of the prime meridian are:
a)
North America & South America
b)
North America & Asia
c)
South America & Australia
d)
Africa & Europe
30.
The continents located totally north of the equator are:
a)
North America & Africa
b)
North America & Europe
c)
Asia & Africa
d)
Europe & Australia
31.
The continents located totally south of the equator are:
a)
South America & Africa
b)
Africa & Australia
c)
Australia & Antarctica
d)
South America & Asia
32.
The continents located both north and south of the equator are:
a)
South America, Asia, Africa
b)
Australia, Europe, Africa
c)
Antarctica, Africa, Asia
d)
Asia, North America, Australia
33.
North America is located in the:
a)
Eastern & Southern Hemispheres
b)
Northern & Western Hemispheres
c)
Northern & Eastern Hemispheres
d)
Western & Southern Hemispheres
34.
Australia is located in the:
a)
Eastern & Southern Hemispheres
b)
Northern & Western Hemispheres
c)
Northern & Eastern Hemispheres
d)
Western & Southern Hemispheres
35.
Asia is located in the:
a)
Eastern & Southern Hemispheres.
b)
Northern & Western Hemispheres
c)
Northern & Eastern Hemispheres
d)
Western & Southern Hemispheres
36.
Africa is located in the:
a)
Eastern, Western, & Southern Hemispheres
b)
Northern, Eastern, & Western Hemispheres
c)
Northern, Eastern, & Southern Hemispheres
d)
Western, Northern, Southern, & Eastern Hemispheres
37.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
38.
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
39.
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
40.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
41.
What is the map scale used to figure out?
a)
the number of countries on the map
b)
which direction is north, south, east and west
c)
the real distance between places on the map
d)
what the map symbols mean
42.
If you wanted to know the symbol for "river," where on a map would you look?
a)
the scale
b)
the compass rose
c)
the borders
d)
the legend
43.
What kind of map shows us the borders of countries and the names of countries or states?
a)
political map
b)
physical map
c)
economic activity map
d)
vegetation map
44.
A map showing bodies of water, lakes, and islands is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
45.
A map showing cities, capitals, and states is which type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
46.
What map would you use to find the capital of Texas?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
47.
What type of map would you use if you wanted to find the countries bordering Egypt?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
48.
What map would you use to locate the largest body of fresh water in the world?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
49.
What type of map shows borders of countries is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
50.
What would need to be added to this map to make it a physical map?
a)
Country boundaries
b)
Population Chart
c)
Colors representing various land forms and waterways
d)
All of these items
51.
What type of map is this?
a)
Population
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Climate
52.
What type of map shows national boundaries?
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Natural Resource Map
d)
Population Density Map
53.
Type of Map?
a)
Physical
b)
Political
c)
Road
d)
Choropleth
54.
What is a symbol that shows directions?
a)
compass rose
b)
map key
c)
scale
d)
inset map
55.
What is a list of facts with names and numbers?
a)
title
b)
index
c)
inset map
d)
compass rose
56.
Which of these is a list of symbols?
a)
map key
b)
compass rose
c)
index
d)
title
57.
A list that explains the symbols on a map.
a)
legend (key)
b)
compass rose
c)
inset map
d)
cardinal directions
58.
A map that shows human-made features such as borders, states, or countries.
a)
political map
b)
inset map
c)
international border
d)
physical map
59.
What is this?
a)
map scale
b)
map key
c)
map title
60.
What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?
a)
map scale
b)
key
c)
title
d)
distance calculator
61.
What is this?
a)
map key
b)
map scale
c)
map title
62.
Shows what the symbols on a map stand for:
a)
cardinal directions
b)
compass rose
c)
legend/key
d)
map scale
63.
Shows the cardinal directions on a map
a)
equator
b)
map scale
c)
legend/key
d)
compass rose
64.
A way of showing the actual size compared to the size on the map
a)
legend/key
b)
cardinal directions
c)
compass rose
d)
map scale
65.
What kind of map is this?
a)
Physical
b)
Political
c)
Population
d)
Product
66.
What can you conclude from the fact that political maps often change, but physical maps rarely do?
a)
Political borders change more often than natural landmarks
b)
Physical maps are updated far more frequently than political maps
c)
Political mapmakers are constantly seeking out new information about geography
d)
Every time there is an election, a political map must be updated
67.
If you're having trouble figuring out what the symbols on a map represent, where would you look?
a)
Back of the map
b)
Title of the map
c)
Map Legend
d)
Compass rose
68.
What's an example of a label you might find on a political map?
a)
The name of a country
b)
A symbol that shows you which way north is
c)
A little picture that represents a capital city
d)
A line of latitude
69.
If you were looking at a map, and wanted to learn the exact location where it is on the planet, what would you look for?
a)
Map Legend
b)
Line of Latitude and Longitude
c)
Symbols
d)
Map Key
70.
A map's scale indicates that 1 cm equals 10 km. Two cities are 8 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life?
a)
10 km
b)
8 km
c)
80 km
d)
800 km
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