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Social Studies Maps 4th grade

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Political maps show the borders of countries, states, or other places.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

True or False: Each day on Earth officially begins at the line of longitude called the Prime Meridian.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

True or False: Arizona is one of the four states that meet at a point called "Four Corners."

a)

true

b)

false

4.

True or False: The equator is found at zero degrees latitude.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

True or False: A thematic map is used only for ELA class.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Click on ALL of the correct answers. The four cardinal directions are

a)

north

b)

northeast

c)

south

d)

east

e)

west

7.

Click all answers that are correct. The intermediate directions include all of the cardinal directions plus

a)

northsouth

b)

southeast

c)

northeast

d)

northwest

e)

southwest

8.

Someone who draws a map is called a

a)

journalist

b)

artist

c)

cartographer

9.

Maps can

a)

tell us how to get from one place to another.

b)

show us everything from the entire Earth to a city block.

c)

both of the above

10.

True or False: A map legend or key tells us what the different symbols on a map stand for.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

If the scale of a map is 1 inch = 1 mile, how long is a real road that is 3 inches long on the map?

a)

3 miles

b)

6 miles

c)

2 miles

12.

A physical map shows

a)

landforms like mountains, plains, deserts, and bodies of water.

b)

workout centers.

c)

only rivers.

13.

A road map shows

a)

only state borders.

b)

only rivers.

c)

highways and major roads.

14.

Click all answers that are correct. A thematic map shows information about one theme like

a)

population.

b)

rainfall.

c)

elevation.

15.

Lines of latitude circle the Earth

a)

horizontally (steps of a ladder).

b)

vertically (sides of a ladder).

c)

in a criss-cross pattern.

16.

Lines of longitude go around the Earth

a)

horizontally (steps of a ladder).

b)

vertically (sides of a ladder).

c)

in a criss-cross design.

17.

What road do I have to take to get from Flagstaff to Phoenix?

a)

Interstate 40

b)

Interstate 17

c)

Interstate 10

18.

What road do you take to get from Casa Grande to Tucson?

a)

Interstate 10

b)

Interstate 17

c)

Interstate 19

19.

What foreign country borders Arizona?

a)

California

b)

Mexico

c)

Canada

20.

We use lines of latitude and longitude to

a)

locate places on a map.

b)

determine elevation.

c)

complete our ELA homework.