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maps and map reading

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The _______________or key explains the marks or symbols that

are used in a map.

a)

sketch

b)

legend

c)

atlas

d)

scale

2.

A Person who makes/draws maps is

a)

historian

b)

geologist

c)

archaeologist

d)

cartographer

3.

The location of shops, cinema halls, hospitals, etc. in our

neighborhood can be shown using a/an:

a)

Sketch

b)

plan

c)

aerial photograph

d)

physical maps

4.

An accurate drawing of a building, park etc. is called a

a)

sketch

b)

plan

c)

map

d)

scale

5.

The word map is derived from the Latin word ______________

meaning cloth, as most of the earliest maps were drawn on animals’

skins, cloth or parchment.

a)

maple

b)

mappa

c)

mapi

d)

mappy

6.

A representative drawing of the earth or a part of it on a flat surface

is called a:

a)

map

b)

sketch

c)

plan

d)

scale

7.

atlas means

a)

collection of stamps

b)

collection of tools

c)

collection of maps

d)

collection of coins

8.

The word Atlas is derived from the name of

_____________________ who is lifting the Earth.

a)

Latin mythological giant

b)

Greek mythological giant

c)

Arabic mythological giant

d)

American mythological giant

9.

A globe is the most accurate model of the

a)

star

b)

sun

c)

earth

d)

planet

10.

A map that shows mountains, rivers, deserts, etc is called a:

a)

political map

b)

physical maps

c)

thematic maps

d)

climatic maps

11.

A map that shows political boundaries, cities, towns, etc., is called a:

a)

scale

b)

sketch

c)

thematic maps

d)

political maps

12.

The ratio between distance on the ground and distance on the

ground and distance on the map is called the:

a)

scale

b)

sketch

c)

physical maps

d)

aerial photograph

13.

Maps showing the distribution of rice, sugarcane and wheat, etc, in

India are:

a)

political maps

b)

physical maps

c)

thematic maps

d)

sketches

14.

A political map of India shows:

a)

longitude and time

b)

states and capitals

c)

mountains and rivers

d)

major train routes

15.

what are the names of the different types of maps

(a)