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Cardinal and Intermediate Directions

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the map, Michigan is _________ of Wisconsin.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

2.

According to the map, which state is west of Nevada?

a)

Utah

b)

California

c)

Idaho

d)

Arizona

3.

According to the map, which state is south of Michigan?

a)

North Dakota

b)

Indiana

c)

Wisconsin

d)

Kansas

4.

According to the map, which state is south of Kansas?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Nebraska

c)

Colorado

d)

South Dakota

5.

What symbol on a map indicates direction?

a)

the scale

b)

the key

c)

the compass rose

d)

the legend

6.

What are the cardinal directions?

a)

the direction the Earth rotates

b)

the direction birds fly in the winter

c)

northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

d)

north, south, east, west

7.

What are the intermediate directions?

a)

north, south, west, east

b)

northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast

c)

the direction the Earth rotates

d)

the direction all students walk to Northwest Middle School

8.

What is a compass rose?

a)

the symbol on a map that shows direction

b)

the symbol on a map that indicates which way you should go

c)

the symbol on a map that shows where you live

d)

the symbol on a map that indicates where the continents are located

9.
What is the name of this object, which can be found on most maps?
a)
directions lily
b)
compass rose
c)
compass orchid
d)
fleur de lis
10.
What is the name of this object, which can be found on most maps?
a)
directions lily
b)
compass rose
c)
compass orchid
d)
fleur de lis
11.
In which direction would you have to travel to go from the bank to the hospital?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
12.
The hotel is ____________ of the zoo.
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
13.

Which direction would you travel to go from Washington to Oregon?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

14.

Which direction would you travel to go from Texas to Idaho?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Northwest

d)

Southwest

15.

Which direction would you travel to go from Arizona to Colorado?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

16.

What is the name for the directions that are missing?

a)

intertwined

b)

intermediate

c)

inbetween

d)

intermingle

17.

What direction would I go to get from Antarctica to Australia?

a)

northeast

b)

southeast

c)

northwest

d)

southwest

18.

What direction is indicated by the number 6?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

19.
What direction is indicated by the number 2?
a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
20.
What direction is indicated by the number 3?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
21.

What CONTINENT is southwest of Africa?

a)

Antarctica

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

22.

What CONTINENT is east of North America?

a)

Europe

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

Antarctica

23.

What CONTINENT is northwest of Africa?

a)

North America

b)

Antarctica

c)

South America

d)

Asia

24.

What CONTINENT is southeast of Asia?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

25.

What country is north of the USA?

a)

Alaska

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

Cuba

26.

What country is South of the USA?

a)

Alaska

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

Cuba

27.
An instrument used to tell direction is called a _______________________ (shown in the picture)
a)
direction finder
b)
guide
c)
compass
d)
gps
28.
If you go south of Ohio, what is the first state you will get to?
a)
Indiana
b)
Michigan
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Kentucky
29.
When following directions, what are the
two key words that tell us where to
begin?
a)
of/from; to
b)
begin; end
c)
from; on
d)
on; to
30.
The Ohio River is _____ of Toledo.
a)
North
b)
East
c)
West
d)
South
31.
What state is directly west of Wyoming?
a)
Indiana
b)
Idaho
c)
South Dakota
d)
Montana
32.
What state is east of New Mexico?
a)
Colorado
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
Washington
33.
Which states border Ohio?
a)
Texas, California, Washington, Nevada
b)
Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
c)
Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana
d)
Louisiana, Texas, Maine, Massachusetts
34.
What state is directly south of Kansas?
a)
Colorado
b)
Missouri
c)
New Mexico
d)
Oklahoma
35.
Which answer is not a Cardinal
direction?
a)
North
b)
East
c)
Northeast
d)
South

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