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Map Legend/Key

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The _______________or key explains the marks or symbols that

are used in a map.

a)

sketch

b)

legend

c)

atlas

d)

scale

2.

A Person who makes/draws maps is

a)

historian

b)

geologist

c)

archaeologist

d)

cartographer

3.

A globe is the most accurate model of the

a)

star

b)

sun

c)

earth

d)

planet

4.

What map tool is pictured here?

a)

latitude and longitude

b)

title

c)

scale

d)

compass rose

5.

Which are the cardinal directions?

a)

north, east, south, west

b)

northeast, southwest, southsouth, northwest

6.

What's a map legend sometimes called?

a)

key

b)

scale

c)

cardinal directions

d)

intermediate directions

7.

What is another name for lines of latitude?

a)

meridians

b)

parallels

8.

What part of a map explains the symbols that are used?

a)

key

b)

legend

c)

key or legend

d)

none of the above

9.

What is this called?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Map Key

c)

Map Scale

d)

Compass

10.

If you're having trouble figuring out what the symbols on a map represent, where would you look?

a)

The back of the map.

b)

The title of the map

c)

The map legend

d)

The compass rose

11.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
12.

a small chart included on a map that gives descriptions of what symbols are used and what they stand for

a)

compass rose

b)

symbol

c)

scale

d)

map key/legend

13.

the half of the earth that is north of the equator

a)

Eastern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Northern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

14.

the half of the earth that is south of the equator

a)

Southern Hemisphere

b)

Northern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Eastern Hemisphere

15.

the half of the earth that is east of the prime meridian

a)

Southern Hemisphere

b)

Northern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Eastern Hemisphere

16.

the half of the earth that is west of the prime meridian

a)

northern hemisphere

b)

western hemisphere

c)

eastern hemisphere

d)

southern hemisphere

17.

a design on a map that shows directions

a)

intermediate directions

b)

compass rose

c)

cardinal directions

d)

scale

18.

the four major compass points (north, south, east, west) used to navigate a map

a)

compass rose

b)

intermediate directions

c)

cardinal directions

d)

symbol

19.

the in-between compass points of northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

a)

cardinal directions

b)

compass rose

c)

key

d)

intermediate directions

20.

a picture that is used to represent an object on a map

a)

legend

b)

key

c)

symbol

d)

compass

21.

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

a)

compass rose

b)

cardinal directions

c)

intermediate directions

22.

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

23.

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

24.

A ____ is a model of Earth; shaped like a sphere or ball.

a)

compass rose

b)

map

c)

map scale

d)

globe

25.

A ____ explains what symbols on a map represent.

a)

compass rose

b)

map key/legend

c)

map scale

d)

globe

26.

A ____ is a flat, two-dimensional view of Earth.

a)

compass rose

b)

map

c)

map scale

d)

globe

27.

What is this part of the map?

a)

title

b)

key / legend

c)

compass

28.

What is this part of the map?

a)

title

b)

key / legend

c)

compass

29.

What is this part of the map?

a)

title

b)

key / legend

c)

compass

30.

What is a compass?

a)

name of a map

b)

shows meaning of symbols on map

c)

shows directions

31.

What is the title of the map?

a)

The Americas

b)

The World

c)

USA

32.

What is the title of the map?

a)

The Americas

b)

The World

c)

Natural Resources

33.

What is the title of the map?

a)

The Americas

b)

The World

c)

Landscapes

34.

Look at the key: What does the white mean?

a)

snow

b)

mountains

c)

rainforest

35.

What do they show in the key?

a)

Map Skills

b)

N, S, E, W

c)

rivers, mountains, roads

36.

Look at the key: which symbols stands for the capital?

a)
b)
c)
37.

Look at the key: which symbol means mountains?

a)
b)
c)
38.

Look at the key: which symbol means bridge?

a)
b)
c)
39.

Where is the compass?

a)

On the bottom

b)

On the top

40.

Read the map: Which direction are the houses?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

41.

Where is the Arctic Ocean?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

42.

Where is the fuel?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West