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Chapter 4 Types of Maps

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT a type of map we have learned about in this chapter?

a)

Physical Maps

b)

Political Maps

c)

Population Maps

d)

School Maps

e)

Climate Maps

2.

Which type of map shows physical features like rivers, lakes, gulfs, mountains, and deserts?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Resource Map

3.

Which type of map shows political, or government, features?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Population Map

d)

Climate Map

4.

Which type of map shows where people live?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Population Map

d)

Climate Map

5.

Which type of map shows climate for the different areas on a map?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Population Map

d)

Climate Map

e)

Resource Map

6.

Which type of map usually shows natural resources available in an area?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Population Map

d)

Climate Map

e)

Resource Map

7.

A resource map may also show how natural resources are used. This is often called a (a)   .

8.

Because the types of industries that develop in an area are influenced by the resources that are available in that area, resource maps and product maps are related.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The type of map a person uses depends on their goals.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The difference between natural and human characteristics is..

a)

human characteristics occur naturally

b)

natural characteristics are man made

c)

human characteristics are man made

11.

Political features on a map would include mountains and valleys.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A higher population density on a map would show...

a)

a place with MORE people

b)

a place with LESS people

c)

the amount of precipitation that falls annually in a place

13.

The usual temperature and precipitation of an area can be found on a...

a)

population map

b)

climate map

c)

resource map

14.

To see how population is distributed throughout areas on a map, you would check the..

a)

compass rose

b)

Equator and Prime Meridian

c)

map legend

15.

One example of a natural resource in an area would be..

a)

a car

b)

an apartment building

c)

a tree

16.

An example of a place with a lower population density would be...

a)

a large urban city

b)

a small rural town

c)

a popular beach near the ocean

17.

Climate IS NOT usually influenced by physical features such as mountains and oceans...

a)

True

b)

False

18.

One way a political map can be used is to..

a)

locate and identify physical features such as hills and deserts

b)

tell the difference between climate and weather

c)

locate and identify the names and boundaries of countries

19.

An example of a human characteristic that is found on land is a bridge.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Areas near sea level are often _______________ than higher altitudes (like the tops of mountains).

a)

Colder

b)

Warmer

21.

Cities near the Equator will have a __________________ climate than cities near the Poles.

a)

Colder

b)

Warmer

22.

The four Cardinal Directions are...

4 lines
23.

The Equator divides the Earth into...

a)

the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

b)

the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

24.

The Earth is divided into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres at the...

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

25.

(a)   are imaginary lines that run around Earth parallel to the Equator.