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Map Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A map that shows the government borders for countries, states, and counties.

a)

political map

b)

grid map

c)

population map

d)

elevation map

2.

A map that shows how many people live in a certain area of land.

a)

physical map

b)

elevation or topographical map

c)

political map

d)

population map

3.

A tool found on a map that is used to help figure out the distance from one place to another

a)

map scale

b)

map key/legend

c)

compass rose

d)

table of contents

4.

Lines that measure the distance north or south of the equator

a)

Equator

b)

lines of latitude

c)

Prime Merdian

d)

lines of longitude

5.

The 4 main directions--North, South, East, West

a)

compass rose

b)

cardinal directions

c)

intermediate directions

6.

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres.

a)

lines of longitude

b)

Equator

c)

lines of latitude

d)

Prime Meridian

7.

Measures the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.

a)

lines of latitude

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

lines of longitude

d)

Equator

8.

Directions on a compass that are halfway between N, S, E, and W.

a)

intermediate directions

b)

robin directions

c)

sparrow directions

d)

cardinal directions

9.

Scientists that study the Earth and the way things use it.

a)

map maker

b)

geographer

c)

audiographer

d)

cartographer

10.

Half the Earth. The planet is divided into 4 sections, but each are half the Earth and called:

a)

lines of longitude

b)

Equator

c)

hemispheres

d)

Prime Meridian

11.

A small model of the Earth that is shaped like a sphere or ball.

a)

hemisphere

b)

globe

c)

physical map

d)

map

12.

Large bodies of WATER.

a)

globe

b)

hemispheres

c)

oceans

d)

continents

13.

A table or chart with all the symbols used on a map. It explains what the symbols mean in the real world.

a)

map scale

b)

map key/legend

c)

compass rose

d)

none of the above

14.

A tool that shows the four main directions.

a)

compass rose

b)

map key/legend

c)

map scale

d)

none of the above

15.

A type of map that has rows and columns that form squares to help you find different places.

a)

physical map

b)

grid map

c)

elevation map

d)

population map

16.

A map that shows the location of landforms, or natural features of the Earth

a)

elevation map

b)

grid map

c)

political map

d)

physical map

17.

A map that shows the height of the land in different areas.

a)

population map

b)

political map

c)

elevation map

d)

physical map

18.

___________________ are large bodies of LAND.

a)

globe

b)

compass rose

c)

continents

d)

oceans

19.

A _________ is a picture or drawing on a FLAT surface that shows different parts of the world or the entire world.

a)

geographer

b)

oceans

c)

map

d)

continent

20.

Which of the following would you find on a map? Mark all that apply.

a)

compass rose

b)

map scale

c)

geographer

d)

map key/legend