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How to read a compass/map

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is being shown in the image above?

a)

A weird flower

b)

A compass rose

c)

A Diamond

d)

A Star

2.

Where would you typically find this image?

a)

In a book

b)

On a map

c)

In the sky

d)

On a picture

3.

What does the N in the Compass Rose stand for?

a)

Norway

b)

Never

c)

Noah

d)

North

4.

What direction do you go if you are told to go North?

a)

Up

b)

Left

c)

Right

d)

Down

5.

What does the E in the Compass stand for?

a)

East

b)

Eric

c)

Eggs

d)

Est

6.

What direction do you go if you were to head EAST?

a)

Up

b)

Left

c)

Right

d)

Down

7.

What does W on the compass mean?

a)

Why

b)

Wild

c)

West

d)

Weast

8.

What direction do you go if you are to go West?

a)

Up

b)

Left

c)

Right

d)

Down

9.

What does S mean on a compass?

a)

Sorth

b)

Sest

c)

Sast

d)

South

10.

What direction do you go if you were to head South?

a)

Up

b)

Right

c)

Left

d)

Down

11.

What kind of map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population Density

d)

Resource

12.

What kind of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Economic

d)

Resource

13.

What type of map is this?

a)

Population Density

b)

Resource

c)

Political

d)

Climate

14.

What type of map is this?

a)

Resource

b)

Political

c)

Climate

d)

Population Density

15.

What is the name of the red island off the coast of Africa?

a)

South Africa

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Egypt

d)

Madagascar

16.

What is the name of the Northern most river in Africa?

a)

Congo

b)

Amazon

c)

Nile

d)

Rhine

17.

What is a compass rose used for?

a)

For map decoration

b)

To show directions on a map

c)

to locate a place

d)

to take up space

18.

Which coast of Africa can the Indian ocean be found?

a)

South

b)

East

c)

West

d)

North

19.

Which coast of Africa can the Atlantic ocean be found?

a)

West

b)

South

c)

East

d)

North

20.

Why were Europeans interested in Africa?

a)

Raw Materials

b)

Slaves

c)

Adventure

d)

All of the above

21.

Landlocked means a country has no access to?

a)

A usable land mass

b)

farmable land

c)

lakes

d)

oceans

22.

Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Red, Sea & ??? border Africa?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

North Sea

c)

English Channel

d)

Lake Victoria

23.

The imaginary line that runs through the earth and divides it into Northern & Southern hemisphere is called?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

International date line

c)

Equator

d)

Latitude

24.

Going south means I am going to heading ???

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Left

d)

Right