WorksheetsMap reading skills Exercise 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. What is the feature represented by the conventional sign above?
A. Temple
B. Declared monument
C. Church
D. Mosque
2. The conventional sign above represents a __________ on a 1:5 000 survey map.
A. park
B. community centre
C. sports ground
D. playground
3. Refer to the map above. Which of the following features CANNOT be found on the map?
A. Fire station
B. Post office
C. Police station
D. Hospital
4. Which of the following is the representative fraction of the scale above?
A. 1:500
B. 1:1 000
C. 1:5 000
D. 1:50 000
5. “A 1: 5 000 map shows a smaller area but more details than a 1: 20 000 map.” Is this statement true or false?
A. True
B. False
6.The larger the denominator of a map scale, the __________ the map scale.
A. larger
B. smaller
7. Which of the following descriptions about a grid reference are correct?
(1) It can tell a location more accurately than a grid square.
(2) It is composed of 6 figures.
(3) It is formed by eastings and northings.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
8. Latitude 0° is also called the __________.
A. Prime Meridian
B. Equator
C. Tropic of Cancer
D. Antarctic Circle
9. If we express 250° in reduced bearing, which of the following is the correct answer?
A. N70° W
B. S70° W
10. What is the actual length of 2 cm on a 1:2 000 map?
A. 4 m
B. 40 m
C. 400 m
D. 4 000 m
11. 5 cm on a 1:5 000 map equals to an actual distance of __________.
A. 25 m
B. 250 m
C. 2 500 m
D. 25 000 m
12. Which of the following is the actual area of a rectangular feature that has a length of 2 cm and a width of 1.5 cm on a 1:1 000 map?
A. 300 m2
B. 3 000 m2
C. 30 000 m2
D. 300 000 m2
13. The area of an irregular shape on a 1:5 000 map is 2 cm2. Its actual area is __________ m2.
A. 100
B. 5 000
C. 10 000
D. 50 000 000
14. __________ join places with the same height on a map.
A. Eastings
B. Northings
C. Submarine contour lines
D. Contour lines
15. The greater the space between two adjacent contour lines, the __________ the relief.
A. gentler
B. steeper
16. Which of the slope below has a steeper gradient?
A. 1: 3
B. 1: 4
17. Refer to the contour pattern above. Which of the following reliefs does it show?
18. Refer to the contour pattern above. Which of the following reliefs does it show?
A. Cliff
B. Shoulder
C. Ridge
D. Saddle
19. “Vertical exaggeration is the ratio between the vertical scale and the horizontal scale of a cross section.” Is this statement true or false?
A. True
B. False
20. “A map scale is provided on most sketch maps.” Is this statement true or false?
A. True
B. False
