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WorksheetsMap and Compass
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the definition of a map?
A representation of a piece of land
A bird's eye view of a piece of land drawn to scale
A piece of paper
What makes a map reliable?
a laminated map is reliable
If it looks old, it is real
The date, year the map was created
When writing on a map, you should only use
a pencil (very lightly)
a marker
a pen
a highlighter
What is the marginal information?
Information told to you by the Officer
The map itself
Information that surrounds the map
What colour is the the trigonometrical station?
Blue
Red
Brown
Black
The trigonometrical stations show
the height of the land at that point
the slope of the land at that point
there is oil at the point
people should dig here for gold
The vertical grid lines on the map are called...
Eastings
Northings
The horizontal lines on a map are called...
Eastings
Northings
What do contour lines represent?
The distance between two points on a map
The vertical relief (slope) of land above sea level
The height of a conventional sign
What are cardinal points?
a compass
Points that show you where to go
The points on a card
The points on a compass
What are the first four cardinal points?
South, West Life, East and Northings
North, Southern, East, West
North, South, East, West
North, South, East, Westerners
How many degrees are in a circle?
180
90
45
360
What are the three Norths?
True North, Magnetic North, Grid North
North, Old North, New North
Real North, True North, Grid North
How many cardinal points are there?
8
12
4
16
What is True North?
The Direction of the South Pole
The Direction of North on the map
The Direction of the North Pole
The opposite of False North
Name the types of bearings?
True, Grid, Magnetic
Magnetic, True, False
Rear, Front, Map
The word Relief speaks to
a feeling you get when you do not have to go to school
the rise and fall of the ground
rainfall
A concave slope
caves outwards
caves inwards
A convex slope
bulges outwards
caves inwards
