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What is a Map?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A map has ___________that stand for objects.

a)

compass roses

b)

directions

c)

map keys

d)

symbols

2.

What part of a map shows what the symbols mean?

a)

map key

b)

political map

c)

physical map

d)

compass rose

3.

Anna wants to walk to the library. She is not sure where it is. Which map should she use?

a)

Globe

b)

State map

c)

Town map

d)

Compass rose

4.

What does this map show?

a)

a place

b)

a time

c)

a story

d)

a person

5.

What does the S on the Compass Rose mean?

a)

six

b)

south

c)

sunday

d)

school

6.

In a map key, each symbol _______________________.

a)

has a name

b)

has directions

c)

is the same shape

d)

has a compass rose

7.

How does a map key help us?

a)

It helps us unlock doors.

b)

It helps us read a map.

c)

It helps us find directions.

d)

It helps us go swimming.

8.

Emily makes a map of her classroom. What symbol should her map include?

a)

a picture of a rainbow

b)

a rectangle for a table

c)

a group of pretty flowers

d)

a list of places in her town

9.

On Maria's map, she draws a square for a building. The square is a type of _________.

a)

country

b)

map

c)

person

d)

symbol

10.

What is a symbol?

a)

a picture that stands for an object

b)

a tool that draws different shapes

c)

a drawing that shows directions

d)

a list of places that are not on a map