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Map Skills Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the map scale used to figure out?

a)

the number of countries shown on the map

b)

Which direction is north, south, east and west

c)

The real distance between places on the map

d)

What the map symbols mean

2.

If you wanted to know the symbol for “river,” where on the map would you look?

a)

The scale

b)

The compass rose

c)

The borders

d)

The legend

3.

Which is the third largest continent in the world?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Antarctica

4.
What is the continent that is blue?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
5.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
6.
This type of map shows physical features of the land, including valleys, canyons, plains, and mountains.
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Time Zones
d)
Map Key
7.
 This type of map shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and/or counties.  It sometimes includes cities, roads, and significant bodies of water.
a)
Physical
b)
Political
c)
Product
d)
Map
8.
Longitude and Latitude lines intersect to form the _________.
a)
graph paper
b)
global grid
c)
crisscross applesauce
d)
map scale
9.

What is the continent that is dark green?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

10.

What is the continent that is yellow?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

11.

What is the continent that is red?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

12.

What is the continent that is orange?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

13.

What is the continent that is pink?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Asia

14.
 A __________ is used to identify the direction of north, south, east, and west.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Map Scale
c)
Latitude Lines
d)
Longitude Lines
15.

What is geography?

a)

the study of living things

b)

the study of plants

c)

the study of Earth and Earth's surfaces

d)

the study of Earth's features

16.

A large land mass is a called a

a)

country

b)

continent

c)

state

d)

equator

17.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Arctic
c)
Southern
d)
Indian
18.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Southern
19.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Arctic
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Indian
20.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Southern
b)
Indian
c)
Arctic
d)
Atlantic
21.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Pacific
b)
Indian
c)
Atlantic
d)
Arctic