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Map Skills

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What element on the map shows directions?

a)

scale

b)

compass rose

c)

title

d)

country

2.

What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?

a)

key

b)

legend

c)

scale

d)

grid

3.

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

4.

What tool would you use to find the exact location of a place?

a)

grid system

b)

scale

c)

title

d)

legend

5.

Which part of a map shows you symbols and their meanings?

a)

mountains

b)

key or legend

c)

grid map

d)

island

6.

N, E, S, W are called...

a)

blue directions

b)

cardinal directions

c)

intermediate directions

d)

straight and forward

7.

The intermediate directions are...

a)

NE, SE, NN, SS

b)

NE, SW, NW, NS

c)

NW, NE, SW, SE

d)

NW, SS, SN, EE

8.

1 inch = 100 miles


What is the distance from Houston to Dallas if it measures 3 inches?

a)

150 miles

b)

200 miles

c)

275 miles

d)

300 miles

9.

The Rocky Mountains are what direction from the Great Plains?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

10.

The Gulf of Mexico is what direction from the Mississippi River?

a)

West

b)

South

c)

East

d)

North

11.
Latitude lines run
a)
East to West
b)
North to South
12.
This line measures 0 degrees longitude:
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Meridians
d)
Prime Meridian
13.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
14.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
15.
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
16.
The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
17.
 The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
Northeast
b)
Southeast
c)
Northwest
d)
North
18.
 The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
Southwest
b)
Southeast
c)
South
d)
West
19.
The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
20.
The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
North
b)
Northeast
c)
Northwest
d)
East