WorksheetsMap Skills MHS
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What hemisphere do you live in?
a)
Canadian
b)
Northern
c)
Southern
d)
Mexican
2.
What Continent do you live on?
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
Australia
3.
The four main points of the compass North, South, East, and West.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Intermediate Directions
d)
Map Scale
4.
A circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart.
a)
A Point
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map Scale
d)
Direction
5.
What is the map element that tells what symbols on the map mean?
a)
Key/Compass
b)
Key/Legend
c)
Legend/Scale
d)
Inset/Scale
6.
What is the map element that tells what symbols on the map mean?
a)
Key/Compass
b)
Key/Legend
c)
Legend/Scale
d)
Inset/Scale
7.
Which continent is located at letter "A"?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Asia
8.
Which continent is located at letter "B"?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Central America
d)
African America
9.
Which continent is located at letter "C"?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Central America
d)
African America
10.
Which continent is located at letter "D"?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
11.
Which continent is located at letter "E"?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
Antarctica
Antarctica
12.
Which continent is located at letter "F"?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
13.
Which continent is located at letter "G"?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
14.
How many continents are there?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
5
d)
7
15.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
16.
What is a map scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house
17.
The equator divides what two hemispheres?
a)
East and West
b)
North and South
18.
An imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
equator
b)
longitude
c)
latitude
d)
prime meridian
19.
Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Southeast
d)
East
20.
What do we call directions that come between the cardinal directions?
a)
Primary Directions
b)
Intermediate Directions
c)
Middle Directions
d)
Subdirections
21.
A set of degrees of latitude and longitude that help you locate a place on a map.
a)
coordinates
b)
positions
c)
hemispheres
d)
locations
22.
This type of map shows physical features of an area such as mountains, rivers and lakes.
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Road Map
23.
This is the place on the map where the symbols are defined.
a)
Title
b)
Legend
c)
Scale
24.
This map is an example of a . . .
a)
Population Map
b)
Thematic Map
c)
Climate Map
d)
Road Map
25.
This map is an example of a . . .
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Population Map
d)
Road Map
26.
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
27.
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
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.
Longitude and Latitude lines intersect to form the _________.
a)
graph paper
b)
global grid
c)
crisscross applesauce
d)
map scale
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