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Map Reading skills

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the tool used to find the direction on a map?

a)

scale

b)

legend

c)

compass

d)

border

2.

What is a map?

a)

A piece of paper with pictures on it

b)

A drawing that represents the land and landscape of an area.

c)

An aerial photo

d)

a written list of instructions

3.

When we draw a map in needs to have BOLTS. What does the 'B' stand for?

a)

bed

b)

bingo

c)

banana

d)

border

4.

When we draw a map in needs to have BOLTS. What does the 'O' stand for?

a)

orientation

b)

order

c)

orange

d)

open

5.

When we draw a map in needs to have BOLTS. What does the 'L' stand for?

a)

lines

b)

loops

c)

legend

d)

lemons

6.

When we draw a map in needs to have BOLTS. What does the 'T' stand for?

a)

topography

b)

trees

c)

title

d)

trains

7.

When we draw a map in needs to have BOLTS. What does the 'S' stand for?

a)

scale

b)

sun

c)

simple

d)

sample

8.

What does the symbol shown represent on a map?

a)

train line

b)

road

c)

river

d)

building

9.

What are the lines on a map called that run parallel to the equator

a)

long line

b)

latitude

c)

longitude

d)

Capricorn

10.

What are the lines on the map called that run vertically and meet at the north and south pole?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

meridian

d)

equator

11.

What is the name of the line that runs horizontally around the middle of a map of the earth?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Arctic circle