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Spatial Elements

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a basic geographical spatial element?

a)

scale

b)

direction

c)

interaction

d)

distance

2.

"Yorktown is across the river from Gloucester." This statement is an example of:

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

c)

grid system

d)

map scale

3.

To measure the relationship between the distance on a map and the distance on Earth, you can use a -

a)

compass rose

b)

map scale

c)

map title

d)

map symbol

4.

If a map's scale is 1 inch: 10 miles, how many inches on the map will a distance of 40 miles be?

a)

6 inches

b)

5 inches

c)

40 inches

d)

4 inches

5.

What are the lines that run north to south, from pole to pole, on a map called?

a)

parallels of latitude

b)

tropic of cancer

c)

equator

d)

meridians of longitude

6.

What line of latitude is 0 degrees?

a)

the equator

b)

the prime meridian

c)

the tropic of Cancer

d)

the bottom of the thermometer

7.

All points east of the prime meridian are in the -

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Western Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Southern Hemisphere

8.

Which of these is NOT a cardinal direction?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

ratio

d)

east

9.

NE, NW, SW, and SE are all examples of what?

a)

intermediate grades

b)

intermediate directions

c)

intermediate distances

d)

nonsense

10.

If a map's scale is 1 cm: 10 km, what is the distance between two cities that are 2 cm apart on the map?

a)

20 miles

b)

20 km

c)

2 km

d)

10 km

11.

On a compass rose, which direction is on the right?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

12.

"Never Eat Soggy Waffles" is-

a)

good life advice

b)

an acronym for the cardinal directions

c)

Ihop's motto

d)

a spatial element