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Map Skills

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the map scale used to figure out?

a)

the number of countries shown on the map.

b)

which direction is north, south, east, and west.

c)

the real distance between places on the map.

d)

what the map symbols mean.

2.

What kind of map would you use to see what people thought the world looked like 500 years ago?

a)

a physical map.

b)

a military map.

c)

a historical map.

d)

an agricultural map.

3.

Use the map to answer the question.

a)

500 miles

b)

200 miles

c)

1000 miles

d)

700 miles

4.

If you wanted to know the symbol for "river," where on a map would you look?

a)

the scale

b)

the compass rose

c)

the borders

d)

the legend or key

5.

Use the map to answer the question.

a)

Northeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northwest

6.

If you wanted to find out the average temperature in Africa, what kind of map would you use?

a)

an agricultural map

b)

a physical map

c)

a climate map

d)

a political map

7.

Use the picture to answer the question.

a)

Harar

b)

Gondar

c)

Addis Ababa

d)

Lake Tana

8.

If you wanted to know which direction you'd have to travel to get from New York to Philadelphia, where on a map would you look?

a)

the scale

b)

the compass rose

c)

the border

d)

the legend

9.

Use the picture to answer the question.

a)

Minnesota

b)

Illinois

c)

Lousiana

d)

Nevada

10.

If you wanted to find out where the most corn ins grown in the U.S., what kind of map would you use?

a)

an agricultural map

b)

a political map

c)

a physical map

d)

a weather map