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Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
The purpose of a map legend (or key) is:
a)
To explain the history of the map
b)
To figure out the distance from one place to another
c)
To identify the meaning of symbols on the map
d)
To shampoo your hair, rinse, and repeat
2.
You can use a scale on a map to:
a)
Find out how much the map weighs
b)
Determine the distance from one point to another
c)
Understand the meaning of the map's symbols
d)
Dance the night away
3.
Lines that run north and south and measure distances in degrees from the Prime Meridian are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Meridian
d)
Scale
4.
Lines that run west and east and measure distances in degrees from the Equator are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Wrongitude
d)
Attitude
5.
The center line of latitude, measured at 0 degrees is the ________________.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Legend
c)
Boiling Point
d)
Equator
6.
Directions can be shown using a symbol with arrows pointing in all four cardinal directions. What is this symbol called?
a)
Compass rose
b)
Compass
c)
Astrolabe
d)
North arrow
7.
What is geography?
a)
The study of Earth and its people
b)
The study of maps
c)
The study of rocks
d)
The study of history
8.
An explorer is mapping a new area with forests, hills, and streams? What type of map is she most likely to make?
a)
Thematic
b)
Political
c)
Physical
d)
Treasure
9.
Earth is divided into seven landmasses known as ______________________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Countries
c)
Continents
d)
Sandboxes
10.
The purpose of a map legend (or key) is:
a)
To explain the history of the map
b)
To figure out the distance from one place to another
c)
To identify the meaning of symbols on the map
d)
To shampoo your hair, rinse, and repeat
11.
You can use a scale on a map to:
a)
Find out how much the map weighs
b)
Determine the distance from one point to another
c)
Understand the meaning of the map's symbols
d)
Dance the night away
12.
Which map element tells us the cardinal and intermediate directions?
a)
Scale
b)
Title
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Legend
13.
The title of a map tells us:
a)
What the map is about (the topic of the map)
b)
The distance the map covers
c)
The name of the cartogtrpaher
d)
That Mr. Scully is the bomb-diggity
14.
Items such as small shapes or drawings on a map used to represent real objects are called ____________________.
a)
Latitude
b)
Symbols
c)
Parallels
d)
Emojis
15.
Lines that run north and south and measure distances in degrees from the Prime Meridian are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Meridian
d)
Scale
16.
Lines that run west and east and measure distances in degrees from the Equator are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Wrongitude
d)
Attitude
17.
The center line of latitude, measured at 0 degrees is the ________________.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Legend
c)
Boiling Point
d)
Equator
18.
The center line of longitude, measured at 0 degrees is the _________________.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
North Pole
c)
Backbone
d)
Equator
19.
Our Earth can be divided in half, either north and south or west and east. These halves are called ______________________.
a)
Pie
b)
Chunks
c)
Hempispheres
d)
Grids
20.
Lines of latitude and longitude are used to together to find a location. These parallels and meridians together are called a ____________________________.
a)
Mess of Lines
b)
Geographic Grid
c)
Physical Map
d)
Globe
21.
Physical Maps show:
a)
The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries.
b)
Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
c)
Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region
d)
Directions to PE class
22.
Equator
a)
b)
c)
d)
23.
Prime Meridian
a)
b)
c)
d)
24.
Physical Map
a)
b)
c)
d)
25.
Lines of latitude
a)
b)
c)
d)
26.
Lines of longitude
a)
b)
c)
d)
27.
NE, NW, SW, and SE are all examples of what?
a)
intermediate grades
b)
intermediate directions
c)
intermediate distances
d)
nonsense
28.
Which of these is NOT a cardinal direction?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
ratio
d)
east
29.
What is north of the picnic area?
a)
woods
b)
soccer field
c)
swimming pool
d)
playground
30.
What is south of the woods?
a)
soccer field
b)
playground
c)
swimming pool
d)
picnic area
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