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Guide to Understanding Maps

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following do NOT border Virginia

a)

Delaware

b)

Maryland

c)

North Carolina

d)

Atlantic Ocean

e)

Tennessee

2.

A star with a circle around it is a National Capital

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

There are a total of seven directions on a compass rose.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

The largest area of land is a continent

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

The United States is a continent.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

History is the study of people and events from the future.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

A _________ ______ shows direction on a map.

(a)  

8.

The _____________ divides the globe into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

a)

equator

b)

hemisphere

line

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Boundary

9.

Lines of _______________ run parallel to the equator.

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

10.

Which term has the same meaning as BORDER with reference to a map.

a)

edge

b)

boundary

c)

state line

d)

black line

11.

The state of Maine is what direction from Virginia?

a)

North

b)

West

c)

Southwest

d)

Northeast

12.

What am I?

a)

direction finder

b)

compass

c)

compass rose

d)

GPS locator

13.

What do the yellow and white lines on the globe form?

a)

a pattern

b)

regions

c)

a grid system

d)

divisions

14.

Name this state.

a)

Kentucky

b)

Idaho

c)

South Carolina

d)

Virginia

15.

Identify the red line.

a)

Midway Line

b)

Equator

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

International Date Line

16.

The red arrow is pointing to what on this map?

a)

Legend

b)

Map Key

c)

Ruler

d)

Map scale