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Finding Places in The USA & The World

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

A map shows political borders of countries and states, cities, rivers, and lakes. Which map type is it?

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

climate map

d)

road map

2.

A map shows physical features like mountains, hills, canyons, rivers, lakes, and other landforms. Which type of map is it?

a)

Physical map

b)

Political map

c)

Climate map

d)

Road map

3.

A map shows the climate -weather and temperature - of an area. Which type of map is it?

a)

Climate map

b)

Physical map

c)

Political map

d)

Road map

4.

This map features transportation routes to and from cities and towns throughout a country. Which type of map is it?

a)

Road map

b)

Physical map

c)

Political map

d)

Climate map

5.

A deep, narrow valley with steep sides is a...

a)

canyon.

b)

valley.

c)

mountain.

d)

river.

6.

This image shows a...

a)

compass rose.

b)

cardinal rose.

c)

rosy compass.

d)

direction.

7.

Cardinal directions are...

a)

N, S, E, W.

b)

North, South, East, West.

c)

Eat the birdseed.

d)

NE, NW, SE, SW.

8.

Intermediate directions are directions found...

a)

between cardinal directions.

b)

North of South and West of East.

c)

in the northeast.

d)

on a compass daisy.

9.

The United States demanded freedom from Great Britain in a document called...

a)

The Declaration of Freedom.

b)

The Independence Declaration.

c)

The Declaration of Independence.

d)

The US Constitution.

10.

A map reader can find what each map symbol means by reading the...

a)

map key.

b)

map glossary.

c)

map.

d)

symbol dictionary.

11.

What map feature do you use to determine distance on a map.

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

legend

d)

symbol

12.

An object that stands for something else, like a star that represents a capital city is a...

a)

symbol.

b)

legend.

c)

map key

d)

compass

13.

Something that people do together year after year is a...

a)

tradition.

b)

event.

c)

culture.

d)

symbol.

14.

How many states are in the United States of America?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

50

d)

100

15.

What is the Statue of Liberty a symbol for?

a)

freedom

b)

nature

c)

pigeons

d)

New York

16.

Which is NOT a symbol of the USA?

a)

Liberty Bell

b)

Bald Eagle

c)

American Flag

d)

African Lion

17.

To find out how much it rains in a country, look at a ________ map.

a)

political

b)

physical

c)

climate

d)

road

18.

To find the countries that border France, look at a ________ map.

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

road

d)

climate

19.

North America is found in which two hemispheres on the earth?

a)

northern and western

b)

southern and northern

c)

eastern and northern

d)

western and southern

20.

Which of these shows a picture of a peninsula.

a)
b)
c)
d)