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Reading maps

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the title of this map?

a)

Finland

b)

France

c)

Scotland

d)

Swedan

2.

How many kilometers does the scale provide?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

60

d)

80

3.

How many miles does the scale show?

a)

10

b)

30

c)

40

d)

20

4.

Where is the compass rose located?

a)

top left

b)

top right

c)

center

d)

bottom right

5.

Scotland borders what other country?

a)

Whales

b)

Ireland

c)

England

d)

USA

6.

The title is located where on this map?

a)

top left

b)

top right

c)

middle

d)

bottom right

7.

What is a compass rose?

a)

half of a circle that helps people find angles

b)

a drawing showing different directions on a map

c)

a device with a magnet that always points North

d)

a pretty flower on a map that is red

8.

What is a scale on a map?

a)

a tool that allows you to measure your body weight

b)

a way to balance the weights of the land and oceans

c)

a ratio of the distance on the map to the actual distance

d)

a piece of skin found on reptiles like snakes

9.

What does the title show on a map?

a)

shows the person who made the map

b)

attracts the reader's attention

c)

shows the purpose of the map

d)

shows important information about the size

10.

What part of a map would help you determine the distance between two places?

a)

The Legend

b)

The Compass Rose

c)

The Scale

d)

The Title

11.

The part of a map that tells the name of the map

a)

title

b)

compass rose

c)

scale

d)

key

12.

Tells distance on a map in kilometers and miles

a)

key

b)

title

c)

compass rose

d)

scale

13.

Gives the directions on a map. Two types cardinal and intermediate; NSEW, NW,NE,SW, SE

a)

key

b)

compass rose

c)

scale

d)

title

14.
Latitude lines run
a)
East to West
b)
North to South
15.
This line measures 0 degrees longitude:
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Meridians
d)
Prime Meridian
16.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
17.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
18.
What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect? 
a)
They converge at the poles
b)
They are cool
c)
They are vertical lines 
d)
They are parallel
19.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
20.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
21.
Which ocean meets the coast of South Carolina?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
22.
How many oceans does Earth have? 
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
23.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
24.
Continent F is ________.
a)
Antarctica
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
North America
25.
Continent G is ________.
a)
Asia
b)
Antarctica
c)
North America
d)
Europe
26.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Southern
27.
Ocean #4 is ________.
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Southern
28.
Which continent is touched by the Prime Meridian?
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
29.
What is the latitude of New Orleans?
a)
90*W
b)
30*N
c)
30*W
d)
90*E
30.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
31.
Which continent is in all four hemispheres?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Antarctica
d)
Africa
32.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
33.
Which answer shows all of
the Intermediate Directions?
a)
South, North, East, West
b)
North, Northeast, Northwest
c)
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest,
Southwest
d)
South, Southeast, Southwest
34.
What is a map scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house
35.
A scale model of the earth
a)
Physical map
b)
globe
c)
Political map
Political Map
d)
Bar Scale
36.
Explains what the symbols on a map represent
a)
Bar Scale
b)
Map Key/Legend
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Parallels
37.
The 0 degree line of longitude that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
meridian
c)
equator
d)
parallel
38.
What is a map scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house
39.
Where would you find the symbol that indicates which city on the map is the capital city?
a)
map scale
b)
map legend
c)
map elevation
d)
map title
40.
a box in which symbols on a map are explained is called
a)
compass rose
b)
map scale
c)
legend/key
d)
physical map
41.
The four main points of the compass North, South, East, and West.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Intermediate Directions
d)
Map Scale
42.
You can use a scale on a map to:
a)
Find out how much the map weighs
b)
Determine the distance from one point to another
c)
Understand the meaning of the map's symbols
d)
Dance the night away
43.
In a one-story pink house, there was a pink person, a pink cat, a pink fish, a pink computer, a pink chair, a pink table, a pink telephone, a pink shower– everything was pink! What color were the stairs?
a)
Pink
b)
Blue
c)
Red
d)
There weren’t any stairs, it was a one storey house
44.
What has hands but can not clap?
a)
Me
b)
A Person
c)
A clock
d)
A hand
45.
Which direction normally is pointing to the top of the page on a map?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
46.
North, South, East and West are referred to as the _________directions.
a)
raven
b)
bluejay
c)
cardinal
d)
robin
47.
What are the four cardinal direction?
a)
North, South, Windy, Sunny
b)
Never Eat Slimy Worms
c)
North, South, East, West
d)
South Never Eat West
48.
What are the lines that are parallel to the equator called?
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
49.
What does the "NE" stand for on the compass rose?
a)
Never Eat
b)
North East 
50.
What is this?
a)
key
b)
title
c)
compass rose
d)
star
51.
What is a round model of the Earth called?
a)
Globe
b)
Map
c)
Continent
d)
GPS
52.
What is a flat drawing of a place on Earth called?
a)
Globe
b)
Map
c)
Virginia
d)
Illinois
53.
What does the red line in the picture show?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
continents
d)
countries
54.

What continent do you live on?

a)

A. Europe

b)

B. Australia

c)

C. North America

d)

D. Africa

55.

Which direction is the opposite of South?

a)

A. North

b)

B. East

c)

C. South

d)

D. West

56.

Georgia is right above Florida?

a)

T. True

b)

F. False

57.

Which is bigger my state or my continent?

a)

Continent

b)

State

58.

Which is smaller? Country or City?

a)

Country

b)

City

59.

Which planet do we live on?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

60.

What is the name of the continent we live on?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Australia

61.

Which choice is listed from smallest to largest?

a)

Town/City, State, Country, Continent, Planet

b)

Planet, Continent, Country, State, Town/City

c)

Country, Planet, Town/City, Continent, State

62.

What direction is located on the right on this compass rose?

a)

South

b)

East

c)

North

d)

West

63.

What direction is on the left of the compass rose?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

64.

Where is South?

a)

At the bottom

b)

At the top

c)

On the right

d)

On the left

65.

What are the 4 cardinal directions on a compass rose?

a)

north, northwest, south, southwest

b)

north, south, east, west

c)

northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

66.

What does a scale on a map provide?

a)

the relationship between distance on the map and distance in reality

b)

the relationship between directions

c)

the answer key to symbols on a map

67.

In which continent is Cordoba, Spain in?

a)

America

b)

Its a remote island

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

68.

If you wanted to get to Rome by horse what mountain range would you have to cross?

a)

Bousquet Mountain

b)

Alps

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Rookies

69.

London:England::Paris:

a)

Rome

b)

Constantinople

c)

France

d)

Italy

70.

What is the equator?

a)

An imaginary line which separates the east and west hemispheres.

b)

An imaginary line which separates the north and south hemispheres.

71.

What is the Prime Meridian on a map?

a)

An imaginary line that cuts the earth into 3 parts.

b)

An imaginary line that separates the north and south hemispheres.

c)

An imaginary line that separates the east and west hemispheres.

d)

An imaginary line near the equator.

72.

Equator

a)
b)
c)
d)
73.

Prime Meridian

a)
b)
c)
d)
74.

Lines of latitude

a)
b)
c)
d)
75.

Lines of longitude

a)
b)
c)
d)

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