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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
The four main points of the compass North, South, East, and West.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Intermediate Directions
d)
Map Scale
2.
A circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart.
a)
A Point
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map Scale
d)
Direction
3.
What element on the map shows directions?
a)
scale
b)
compass rose
c)
title
d)
country
4.
What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?
a)
key
b)
legend
c)
scale
d)
grid
5.
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
6.
Which part of a map shows you symbols and their meanings?
a)
mountains
b)
key or legend
c)
grid map
d)
island
7.
N, E, S, W are called...
a)
blue directions
b)
cardinal directions
c)
intermediate directions
d)
straight and forward
8.
The intermediate directions are...
a)
NE, SE, NN, SS
b)
NE, SW, NW, NS
c)
NE, SE, SW, SE
d)
NW, SS, SN, EE
9.
What is the map element that tells what symbols on the map mean?
a)
Key/Compass
b)
Key/Legend
c)
Legend/Scale
d)
Inset/Scale
10.
This map element tells the purpose of the map
a)
Title
b)
Scale
c)
Legend
d)
Key
11.
This element gives measurements and shows distance between objects on the map
a)
Legend
b)
Key
c)
Title
d)
Scale
12.
Measures distance from the equator. These lines run east and west and measure north and south.
a)
Cardinal Directions
b)
Latitude Lines
c)
Longitude Lines
d)
Intermediate Directions
13.
__________ identifies distances on a map. It refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the matching distance on the earth.
a)
Map Scale
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Intermediate Directions
d)
Symbols
14.
__________ directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.
a)
Latitude
b)
Cardinal
c)
Intermediate
d)
Longitudinal
15.
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
16.
A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.
a)
Symbol
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map Scale
d)
Merdian
17.
__________ measures distance from the Prime Meridian. These imaginary lines run from the north pole to the south pole. These lines run north and south and measure east or wes
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Lines
d)
Equator
18.
The __________ directions are north, east, south, and west.
a)
cardinal
b)
intermediate
c)
map
d)
most imprtant
19.
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
20.
A __________ is used to identify what the symbols on the map stand for. The meaning of the symbol may be explained using this.
a)
Physical Map
b)
Map Key
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Map
21.
The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
22.
The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
Northeast
b)
Southeast
c)
Northwest
d)
North
23.
The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
Southwest
b)
Southeast
c)
South
d)
West
24.
The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
North
b)
Northeast
c)
Northwest
d)
East
25.
The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
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