WorksheetsAll About Maps
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why are globes more accurate than maps?
a)
Globes are bigger than maps.
b)
Globes are round like the Earth, and maps are flat, like the Earth is not.
c)
Globes are more colorful than maps.
d)
Globes spin on an axis, like Earth does.
2.
What do geographers call the line of 0 degrees latitude that divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres?
a)
The equator
b)
The prime meridian
c)
The Tropic of Cancer
d)
The Tropic of Capricorn
3.
Which is NOT an advantage of maps over globes?
a)
Maps show more details than globes.
b)
Maps show smaller areas easier than globes.
c)
Maps show more kinds of information than globes.
d)
Maps are always larger than globes.
4.
What does a key/legend do for a map?
a)
The key or legend tells how measured space on the map corresponds to distances on Earth.
b)
The key or legend show more detail for smaller areas of a map.
c)
The key or legend explains colors, symbols, lines and unlocks the meaning of the map.
d)
The key or legend show lines the help locate exact locations of places.
5.
What information does a compass rose give on a map?
a)
It tells what area the map will cover.
b)
A compass rose explains colors, symbols and other lines on the map.
c)
A compass rose helps locate the exact location of places on a map.
d)
A compass rose shows direction on a map.
6.
Why should someone pay close attention to a map's title?
a)
The title tells what area the map will cover.
b)
The title explains colors, symbols and unlocks the meaning of the map.
c)
The title explains the map's lines of latitude and longitude.
d)
The title of a map explains its advantages over a globe.
7.
What is an inset on a map?
a)
A key to show the four cardinal directions.
b)
The lines on a map that show the exact location of places.
c)
A portion of the map that shows more detail of smaller areas.
d)
A portion of the map that tells how measured space on a map corresponds to distances on Earth.
8.
What is the line of 0 degrees longitude that divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
The equator
b)
The prime meridian
c)
The Tropic of Cancer
d)
The Tropic of Capricorn
9.
What do map projections do?
a)
Show more detail for smaller areas of Earth.
b)
Tell how measured space on a map corresponds to distances on Earth.
c)
Divide the Earth in the eastern and western hemispheres.
d)
Convert the round Earth to a flat map.
10.
What do we call people who create maps?
a)
Cartographers
b)
Geographers
c)
Demographers
d)
Crazy people
11.
What is map scale?
a)
The part of a map that shows the relationship between distances on the map and distances on Earth.
b)
The part of the map that shows what the colors and symbols of a map mean.
c)
The part of a map that explains the map's focus.
d)
The part of a map that shows direction.
12.
Which type of map would show man-made features, like borders of a country and capital cities?
a)
Physical map
b)
Political map
c)
Population map
d)
Land-use map
13.
What type of map shows natural features, like elevation of mountains, rivers, and other bodies of water?
a)
Physical map
b)
Political map
c)
Population-density map
d)
Land-use map
14.
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) consist of three things: a network of 30 satellites, workers to maintain the satellites, and _____________.
a)
Airplanes with equipment to track signals.
b)
Google Earth cars
c)
GPS devices on Earth that receive signals from satellites
d)
Drones on Earth that interpret satellite signals.
15.
Which is NOT an example of geospatial technology?
a)
Maps on cell phones
b)
GPS in cars
c)
Google Maps
d)
A fold-up road map in a car's glove compartment
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