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Map Skills

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What element on the map shows directions?

a)

scale

b)

compass rose

c)

title

d)

country

2.

What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?

a)

key

b)

legend

c)

scale

d)

grid

3.

The title of a map tells you...

a)

where you are

b)

how many people live there

c)

how many mountains

d)

what type of map is it

4.

What tool would you use to find the exact location of a place?

a)

grid system

b)

scale

c)

title

d)

legend

5.

Which part of a map shows you symbols and their meanings?

a)

mountains

b)

key or legend

c)

grid map

d)

island

6.

N, E, S, W are called...

a)

blue directions

b)

cardinal directions

c)

intermediate directions

d)

straight and forward

7.

The intermediate directions are...

a)

NE, SE, NN, SS

b)

NE, SW, NW, NS

c)

NE, SE, SW, SE

d)

NW, SS, SN, EE

8.

1 inch = 100 miles


What is the distance from Houston to Dallas if it measures 3 inches?

a)

150 miles

b)

200 miles

c)

275 miles

d)

300 miles

9.

1 inch = 50 miles


What is the distance between Sugar Land and Austin if it measures 4 and a half inches?

a)

100 miles

b)

225 miles

c)

250 miles

d)

300 miles

10.

The Rocky Mountains are what direction from the Great Plains?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

11.

The Gulf of Mexico is what direction from the Mississippi River?

a)

West

b)

South

c)

East

d)

North