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Geography

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Special Purpose

c)

Political

2.

On which type of map would I find the shape and borders of Florida?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Special Purpose

3.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Special Purpose

4.

Which statement BEST summarizes the purpose of this Map?

a)

The average temperature each day

b)

The average amount of rain each day

c)

Favorite colors of people in each state

d)

Special purpose map

5.

A hiker and mountain climber would benefit most from which type of map?

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical map

c)

Treasure map

d)

Special Purpose Map

6.

What type of map uses color to show borders

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Special Purpose

d)

Topogrical

7.

A theme park map is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Treasure

d)

Special Purpose

8.

Which of the following is NOT a primary part of a map?

a)

Title

b)

Scale

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Latitude and Longitude lines

9.

What is the scale range on this map?

a)

0 to 60 miles

b)

0 to 100 miles

c)

There isn't one

d)

There are two scales

10.

What is the purpose of this part of the map?

a)

to explain symbols

b)

to help find distance

c)

to tell direction

d)

to tell what the map is about

11.

Which of the following is NOT a Cardinal Direction

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

Southeast

12.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of living on an island in the ocean?

a)

Large supply of fresh water

b)

Good for fishing

c)

Easy to trade

d)

Easy to travel

13.

Which statement BEST explains the idea of a natural barrier

a)

A wall made by man out of natural resources (like stone)

b)

Mountains, deserts and plateaus

c)

A naturally feature that prevent invasions and hurts travel

d)

A natural feature that helps humans move around

14.

Which of the following is an advantage of a mountain range?

a)

It acts as a natural barrier

b)

There are opportunities to shelter inside of caves

c)

It provides a source of water from melting snow

d)

All answers are correct

15.

What is a disadvantage to living on a peninsula?

a)

There is plenty of space to fish

b)

There may be ocean storms

c)

There is space to set sail

d)

There is space for trading

16.

How can rivers be harmful to human settlement?

a)

They provide fresh water for drinking and farming

b)

Rivers are good for traveling and trade

c)

They can flood unpredictably

d)

Rivers can act as a natural barrier

17.

Which of the following could act as a source of a river?

a)

A desert

b)

A mountain

c)

A forest

d)

The toilet

18.

What would I look for on the map if I was looking to go shopping?

a)

A present in a green circle

b)

A picnic table in an orange circle

c)

Fork and Knife in a green circle

d)

A lightning bolt in a red heart

19.

Why is the title the first thing you should look at when reading a map or chart?

a)

It will explain the symbols on the map

b)

It will give me the best explanation of the map or chart

c)

It will tell me what the map is called

d)

Because Mr. Hill said so

20.

Which city would be the most protected?

a)

City A

b)

City B

c)

City C

21.

What is the source of River 1?

a)

The northern mountain

b)

The Avalon Ocean

c)

Lake Berzon

d)

River 2

22.

What does the Purple Arrow point to?

a)

A delta

b)

The source of River 1

c)

The mouth of River 2

d)

The arrow actually represents a store

23.

In what direction would a traveler go if they lived in City A and wanted to visit City C?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northwest

24.

What geographic feature does this map show?

a)

A peninsula

b)

A plateau

c)

An island

d)

An archipelago

25.

Which city would be best for farming?

a)

City A

b)

City B

c)

City C

26.

Which of the following tools can be used when finding distance on a map?

a)

A ruler

b)

A notecard/piece of paper

c)

Your pencil

d)

All of these

27.

What is the opposite of North?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

28.

What is the opposite of East?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West