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WorksheetsUnderstanding Survey Maps
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 28mins
A person who makes map is called a _______________________
cartographer
technician
mapologist
map maker
The study of the Earth and the way people live on it and use it is called ______________
Geology
Genome
Geography
Geode
What does a key, scale and title do?
takes you to a new place
helps you to interpret and understand a map
know how much you weigh
What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?
map scale
key
title
distance calculator
What is the name of this object?
map symbol
map key
map scale
compass rose
A flat drawing that shows all or part of the Earth's surface
latitude
globe
map
A map feature that explains the meaning of colors and symbols used on a map
map contents
map glossary
Key
map index
which of the following helps you identify what symbols mean on a map?
legend
scale
map
title
What kind of map will show me the states in India?
Physical
Climate
Economic/Product or Resource
Political
North West, North East, South East, South West are
Inset Map
Intermediate Directions
Cardinal Directions
The writing involved in making maps or charts is known as
photography
biography
cartography
seismograph
A pattern formed as the lines of latitude and longitude cross one another.
Compass
Map scale
Legend/key
Grid system
These are imaginary lines running east and west that are part of the grid system.
Longitudes
Latitudes
Equator
Prime Meridian
This system uses lines of latitude and longitude to pinpoint a place on a map or globe.
Grid System
Scale
Compass Rose
What are the reference numbers that appear first in a grid reference?
Northings
Eastlings
Northlings
Eastings
The horizontal lines in a grid are known as...
Eastings
Northings
What is the interval of the above contour map?
10 meters
5 meters
1 meter
20 meters
What is the height of point Y?
30 meters
29 meters
30 meters above sea level
29 meters above sea level
What is the correct order for writing grid coordinates?
horizontal # then vertical #
both vertical #s
vertical # then horizontal #
both horizontal #s
How to do read a grid ?
Along the bottom and round the top
Along the corridor, up the stairs
Up the stairs and down the corridor
down the corridor up the stairs
what are eastings?
horizontal lines
vertical lines
On a toposheet yellow colour is used for
forests
cultivated land
where are toposheets published in India?
Ordinance factory
Survey of India
Forest research Institute
Toposheets are small scale maps
true
false
