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Types of Maps and Map Elements

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What shows what a map is all about?

a)

Map title

b)

Map scale

c)

Legend or key

d)

Compass rose

2.

What tells us which direction to go?

a)

Map key

b)

Map Title

c)

Compass rose

d)

Scale

3.

What is the name of the imaginary lines that run from east to west on the map of the world?

a)

Long lines

b)

Flat lines

c)

Latitude lines

d)

Longitude lines

4.
The purpose of a map legend (or key) is:
a)
To explain the history of the map 
b)
To figure out the distance from one place to another
c)
To identify the meaning of symbols on the map
d)
To shampoo your hair, rinse, and repeat
5.
You can use a scale on a map to:
a)
Find out how much the map weighs
b)
Determine the distance from one point to another
c)
Understand the meaning of the map's symbols
d)
Dance the night away
6.
Lines that run north and south and measure distances in degrees from the Prime Meridian are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Meridian
d)
Scale
7.
Lines that run west and east and measure distances in degrees from the Equator are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Wrongitude
d)
Attitude
8.
Directions can be shown using a symbol with arrows pointing in all four cardinal directions. What is this symbol called?
a)
Compass rose
b)
Compass
c)
Astrolabe
d)
North arrow
9.

An explorer is mapping a new area with forests, hills, and streams? What type of map is she most likely to make?

a)

Thematic

b)

Political

c)

Physical

d)

Treasure

10.
The title of a map tells us:
a)
What the map is about (the topic of the map)
b)
The distance the map covers
c)
The name of the cartogtrpaher
d)
That Mr. Scully is the bomb-diggity
11.
Physical Maps show:
a)
The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
b)
Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
c)
Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
d)
Directions to PE class
12.
Political Maps show: 
a)
The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
b)
Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
c)
Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
d)
Directions to making sense of politics
13.
Thematic Maps show:
a)
The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
b)
Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
c)
Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
d)
Themes of books and movies
14.

This map is a...

a)

physical map

b)

road map

c)

political map

d)

thematic map

15.

This is a...

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

elevation map

d)

thematic map

16.

Which one is a road map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Click on the physical map

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Something you would find on a physical map is...

a)

a highway

b)

a lake

c)

a different subject

d)

a border between states or countries

19.

If a certain subject or theme is being focused on, you'd look on a...

a)

elevation map

b)

political map

c)

physical map

d)

thematic map

20.

Which map would show you borders of different counties in Iowa?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

thematic

d)

elevation

21.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Population Map

b)

Thematic Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Road Map

22.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Population Map

d)

Road Map

23.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Population Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Physical Map

24.
What type of map would be most helpful if you wanted to find a good location for your new restaurant with plenty of customers?
a)
Political Map
b)
Population Map
c)
Historical Map
d)
Topographic Map
25.

What type of map would be helpful if you were looking for an area that had a lot of mining jobs?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Resource Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Historical Map

26.
What type of map would be most helpful if you were looking for a tall mountain range to go skiing?
a)
Population Map
b)
Political Map
c)
Thematic Map
d)
Physical Map
27.

A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, valleys, and deserts is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Climate

28.

A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Climate

29.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Resource

d)

Topographic

30.

A type of map that shows the weather over a long period of time is a

a)

Population Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Natural Resource Map

31.

What type of map is this?

a)

political

b)

road

c)

topographic

d)

climate

32.

What type of map is being shown?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Time Zone Map

c)

Elevation Map

d)

Inset Map

33.

A Compass Rose shows ___________ on most maps.

a)

Symbols

b)

Routes

c)

Directions

d)

Climate

34.
A __________ map shows landforms and other geographic features.
a)
Road
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Locator
35.

The information that explains what each symbol on a map stands for is the _______,

a)

Inset Map

b)

Locator Map

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Key

36.

_______ are used on maps as a tool for measuring distance.

a)

symbols

b)

labels

c)

keys

d)

scales

37.
What type of map shows borders between states and countries?
a)
Road Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Time Zone Map
d)
Political Map
38.
A _____ tells us what the map is about.
a)
Summary
b)
Story
c)
Title
d)
Conclusion

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