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7.G.1 Exploring Maps

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?

a)

map scale

b)

key

c)

title

d)

distance calculator

2.

What is the name of this object?

a)

map symbol

b)

map key

c)

map scale

d)

compass rose

3.

A flat drawing that shows all or part of the Earth's surface

a)

latitude

b)

globe

c)

map

4.

a map feature that explains the meaning of colors and symbols used on a map

a)

map conents

b)

map glossary

c)

Map key

d)

map index

5.

which of the following helps you identify what symbols mean on a map?

a)

legend

b)

scale

c)

map

d)

title

6.
What kind of map will show me the states in the United States?
a)
Physical
b)
Climate
c)
Economic/Product or Resource
d)
Political
7.
One characteristic of a Physical Map is... 
a)
Shows the different climates in the world
b)
show important natural, physical features, such as mountains, elevations, rivers, vegetation, forests and lakes.
c)
show how people have divided up the earth's surface
d)
show how many people live in an area
8.
North West, North East, South East, South West 
a)
Inset Map
b)
Intermediate Directions
c)
Cardinal Directions
9.
The 7 large land masses on Earth.
a)
continents
b)
countries
c)
cornucopia
d)
cacophonies
10.
An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
a)
prime meridian
b)
equator
c)
compass rose
d)
hemisphere
11.
The main directions (north, south, east, west) on a compass rose.
a)
intermediate directions
b)
cardinal directions
c)
immediate directions
d)
locator directions
12.
Earth's largest bodies of water.
a)
lakes
b)
seas
c)
reservoirs
d)
oceans
13.
Half of the globe.  The Earth can be divided into 4 of these.  The first part of the word means "half".
a)
hedosphere
b)
prime meridian
c)
hemisphere
d)
equator
14.

This map type focuses on a particular theme or special topic.

a)

Thematic

b)

Planimetric

c)

Reference

d)

Topographic

15.

This type of map shows landscape features with contour lines for changes in elevation

a)

Planimetric

b)

Reference

c)

Thematic

d)

Topographic

16.

This type of map shows important physical features to help summarize the landscape of an area

a)

Planimetric

b)

Reference

c)

Thematic

d)

Topographic

17.

This type of map shows only the horizontal position of features on the Earth's surface. No vertical elevation.

a)

Planimetric

b)

Reference

c)

Thematic

d)

Topographic

18.

Lines that run North and South around the globe.

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridan

19.

Lines that run East and West around the globe.

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

20.

What does GPS stand for?

a)

Geographic Peripheral Standard

b)

Global Plane Sufficiency

c)

Global Positioning System

d)

Giant Pin Stick

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