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UNDERSTANDING MAPS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A __________ is the model of our planet earth.

a)

globe

b)

map

c)

atlas

2.

__________ maps show landforms.

a)

thematical

b)

political

c)

physical

3.

___________ is a bound collection of maps.

a)

globe

b)

atlas

c)

map

4.

_______________ map shows boundaries of countries.

a)

thematical

b)

physical

c)

political

5.

The earth is little flattened at the north and south poles

a)

true

b)

false

c)

none of the above

6.

___________ colour stands for water bodies on a map.

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

yellow

7.

A model that represents something in a greatly reduced size is called _______________.

a)

maximizer

b)

miniature

8.

India shares its border with __________ on the west.

a)

Pakistan

b)

Bangladesh

c)

China

9.

How many groups of islands does India have apart from mainland/

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

10.

___________ is the water body surrounding India towards south.

a)

Indian ocean

b)

Bay of Bengal

c)

Arabian sea

11.

______________ contains signs and symbols for interpretation of map.

a)

scale

b)

legend

c)

directions

12.

__________ is a part of the Great Himalayan Mountains.

a)

Aravalis

b)

Vindhya

c)

Shiwalik

13.

India is located in the south of __________ continent.

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

14.

The highest peak in the world is ____________

a)

Wycheproof

b)

Kanchenjunga

c)

Mount Everest

15.

Lines of latitude are also known as __________.

a)

parallels

b)

meridians

16.

__________ are vertical lines running from North to South pole.

a)

lines of latitude

b)

lines of longitude

17.

The tip on which earth rotates is known as __________.

a)

pole

b)

axis

18.

There are _____ islands in the Andaman group.

a)

19

b)

200

c)

120

19.

India is the ______________ largest country of the world.

a)

1st

b)

3rd

c)

7th

20.

The four main directions are also known as _______________- directions.

a)

peak

b)

poles

c)

cardinals