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Parts of a Map

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If you wanted to find out what a symbol on a map meant, you would look at the ___?
a)
cardinal directions
b)
compass rose
c)
map legend/key
d)
map scale
2.
What map part shows the cardinal & or intermediate directions on a map?
a)
equator
b)
map scale
c)
map legend/key
d)
compass rose
3.
What map part helps you to calculate the distance from 1 city to another city on a map?
a)
map legend/key
b)
cardinal directions
c)
compass rose
d)
map scale
4.
a small map within a large map
a)
map scale
b)
inset map
c)
compass rose
d)
latitude
5.
tells the subject or topic of a map, what the map is about
a)
map title 
b)
map key/legend 
c)
map grid
d)
compass rose 
6.
Directions of north, south, east, and west.
a)
cardinal directions
b)
compass directions
c)
driving directions
d)
map directions
7.
Directions of northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest.
a)
cardinal directions
b)
intermediate directions
c)
driving directions
d)
GPS directions
8.
Name the part of the map labeled with a "C."
a)
Key
b)
Title
c)
Compass Rose
d)
locator
9.
The fire dept. is ______ of the school.
a)
South
b)
East
c)
North
d)
West
10.
Catherine's house is in the __ corner of the map.
a)
northern
b)
southern
c)
northwestern
d)
northeastern
11.
What directions would you travel to go from Catherine's house to the school?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
12.

What is this?

a)

map scale

b)

map key

c)

map title

d)

grid system

13.

What is this?

a)

map title

b)

map key

c)

map scale

d)

compass rose

14.

What is this?

a)

map key

b)

map symbol

c)

map scale

d)

compass rose

15.

What is this?

a)

map key

b)

map scale

c)

compass rose

d)

grid system

16.

What is this?

a)

compass rose

b)

map scale

c)

map key

d)

grid system

17.

What is this?

a)

compass rose

b)

map scale

c)

map key or legend

d)

grid system

18.

Tells the subject of a map

a)

map key or legend

b)

map scale

c)

map title

d)

map grid

19.
What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?
a)
map scale
b)
key
c)
title
d)
distance calculator
20.

Which map element tells us what the map is about?

a)

map legend or key

b)

grid system

c)

map title

d)

compass rose

21.
What helps us find directions on a map?
a)
map grid
b)
map rose
c)
cardinals
d)
compass rose
22.

What is a map scale?

a)

a tool to measure distance

b)

a tool to tell direction

c)

a tool to explain the symbols

d)

a tool to identify the subject of the map

23.

What direction does the red X represent?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

24.

What direction does the red X represent?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

25.

What direction does the red X represent?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

26.

What direction does the red X represent?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

27.

What direction does the red X represent?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

28.

What direction does the red X represent?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

29.

What direction does the red X represent?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

30.

What direction does the red X represent?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

31.

This shows what symbols on the map mean:

a)

title

b)

may key

c)

scale

d)

coordinate grid

32.

This divides the map into sections:

a)

title

b)

map key

c)

coordinate grid

d)

symbols

33.

This tells what the map is about:

a)

title

b)

map key

c)

coordinate grid

d)

symbols

34.

This shows direction:

a)

title

b)

map key

c)

scale

d)

compass rose

35.

Pictures that stand for something in the read world:

a)

title

b)

map key

c)

coordinate grid

d)

symbols

36.

This shows how the distance between two locations on a map compares to the distance in real life:

a)

symbols

b)

scale

c)

map key

d)

coordinate grid

37.

Part of the map that tells what the symbols and colors indicate.

a)

title

b)

scale

c)

key

d)

compass rose

38.
tells you the topic of a map, what the map is about
a)
Map Title 
b)
Map Key 
c)
Map Grid
d)
Compass Rose 
39.
shows what the symbols on the map stand for
a)
Map Title 
b)
Map Grid 
c)
Map Scale 
d)
Map Key
40.
Gives cardinal directions on a map
a)
Map Key
b)
Map Title 
c)
Compass Rose 
d)
Map Grid
41.
Cardinal directions
a)
NE, SE, NW, SW
b)
N, S, E, W
42.
Compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world
a)
map key
b)
symbol
c)
compass rose
d)
map scale
43.
Intermediate directions
a)
N, E, S, W
b)
NE, SE, NW, SW
44.

Set points to show on a map to find locations

a)

compass rose

b)

coordinate grid

c)

scale

d)

title

45.

This image is of what part of a map?

a)

Scale

b)

Compass rose

c)

Map key

d)

Map title

46.

To get from the pink E to the orange D, which way would you go?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

West

d)

South

47.

To get from the green A to the purple B, which way would you go?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

West

d)

South

48.

To get from the yellow C to the orange D, which way would you go?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

West

d)

South

49.

Which direction is this arrow pointing?

a)

North

b)

Northeast

c)

South

d)

Southeast

50.

Which way is this arrow pointing?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Northwest

d)

Southwest

51.

True or false: this map has a key.

a)

True

b)

False

52.
The size of an area on a map as compared to the area’s actual size
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Scale
c)
Legend
d)
Title
53.
A map feature that tells the reader what type of map they are looking at
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Scale
c)
Legend
d)
Title
54.
A map feature that usually shows the four cardinal directions
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Scale
c)
Legend
d)
Title
55.
The section of a map that explains the symbols for the map features; also called a legend
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Scale
c)
Key
d)
Title
56.
Another name for a Key is 
a)
Lock
b)
Meridian
c)
Legend
d)
Parallel
57.
One of the four compass points; north, south, east, and west
a)
Cardinal Directions
b)
Key
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Intermediate Directions
58.
One of four compass points that fall between the cardinal directions northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest.
a)
Cardinal Directions
b)
Key
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Intermediate Directions
59.

What is located at grid location 6E?
a)
Waterhole
b)
Mine
c)
National Park
d)
Lake
60.
What is the grid reading for the forest?
a)
6F
b)
3B
c)
7D
d)
3F
61.
What is located in E5?
a)
Twizzles
b)
Ice Cream
c)
Chips
d)
Pizza Hut
62.
Where is the cow?
a)
C5
b)
C7
c)
7D
d)
N5
63.

What is the location of blue lagoon lake?

a)

D1

b)

D3

c)

A5

d)

A1

64.

What is the location of treasure cove?

a)

F1

b)

D3

c)

C2

d)

A1

65.

Which of the parts of maps is shown?

a)

title

b)

grid system

c)

scale

d)

map key or legend

66.
What breed is this?
a)
Silver Laced Polish
b)
Turken
c)
White Cornish
d)
White Leghorn

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