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Map Skills

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

change in the shape and size of an object

a)

distortion

b)

symbols

c)

geography

d)

continent

2.

the study of the earth

a)

continent

b)

symbols

c)

distortion

d)

geography

3.

the largest areas of land

a)

distortion

b)

hemisphere

c)

continent

d)

geography

4.

area at the top or bottom of a globe

a)

pole

b)

symbols

c)

hemisphere

d)

geography

5.

half of the globe

a)

hemisphere

b)

continent

c)

pole

d)

semimap

6.

pictures on a map

a)

hemisphere

b)

symbols

c)

comics

d)

key

7.

Why have geographers named five oceans on Earth?

a)

Because there are five separate sections of water.

b)

Because there were five geographers who discovered the oceans.

c)

Because five was the favorite number of the geographer who named the oceans.

d)

Because geographers gave different names to sections of water separated by land.

8.

What is the largest continent on Earth?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

9.

What is the smallest continent on Earth?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

10.

What continent is the United States a part of?

a)

Europe

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

North America

11.

Why do maps need a map scale?

a)

to show how big the map is

b)

to show how much the map weighs

c)

to show how tall a building is in real life

d)

to show how far away a place is in real life

12.

What do you call this type of map scale?

a)

word scale

b)

inch scale

c)

miles scale

d)

linear scale

13.

Which type of map shows the borders between countries?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

population

d)

elevation

14.

Which type of map shows the height of the land?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

population

d)

elevation

15.

Which direction is circled on the compass rose?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

16.

Which direction is circled on the compass rose?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

17.

Which direction is circled on the compass rose?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

18.

Which direction is circled on the compass rose?

a)

north

b)

west

c)

south

d)

east

19.

Which intermediate direction is circled on the compass rose?

a)

north

b)

northwest

c)

southwest

d)

east

20.

Which intermediate direction is circled on the compass rose?

a)

northwest

b)

northeast

c)

southwest

d)

southeast

21.

Which intermediate direction is circled on the compass rose?

a)

eastwest

b)

northsouth

c)

northeast

d)

southeast

22.

Which intermediate direction is circled on the compass rose?

a)

southwest

b)

southeast

c)

east

d)

west

23.

What is the boxed part of the map called?

a)

compass rose

b)

title

c)

scale

d)

key

24.

What is the boxed part of the map called?

a)

title

b)

map key

c)

compass rose

d)

scale

25.

What is the boxed part of the map called?

a)

map key

b)

title

c)

scale

d)

compass rose

26.

What is the boxed part of the map called?

a)

title

b)

compass rose

c)

map key

d)

scale

27.

The arrow is pointing to which ocean?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

28.

The arrow is pointing to which ocean?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

29.

The arrow is pointing to which ocean?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

30.

The arrow is pointing to which ocean?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

31.

The arrow is pointing to which ocean?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

32.

The arrow is pointing to which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

33.

The arrow is pointing to which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

34.

The arrow is pointing to which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Austrailia

d)

Antarctica

35.

The arrow is pointing to which continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Cuba

36.

The arrow is pointing to which continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Canada

37.

The arrow is pointing to which continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

38.

The arrow is pointing to which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America