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Learn about Maps

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is longitude?

a)

Lines that run east and west

b)

Lines that run north and south

c)

measures how high a place is

2.

The part of the map that would help you measure distance between two cities

a)

key.

b)

title.

c)

scale bar.

3.

Which part of the map that tells you where North, South, East, and West are?

a)

The key.

b)

The title.

c)

The compass rose.

4.

Which map would you use to find your way around a town?

a)

World map

b)

Weather map

c)

Road map

5.

Which map would you use to study and locate the continents?

a)

Weather map

b)

World map

c)

Topographic map

6.

The main directions on a compass Rose are

a)

Cardinal directions

b)

East and west

c)

North and south

7.

This identifies the type of map

a)

Scale

b)

Legend or Key

c)

Title

8.

This map shows the physical features of a country.

a)

Political Map

b)

Phyiscal Map

c)

Special Purpose Map

9.

The purpose of this map is to show the borders between countries, states and counties.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Special Purpose Map

c)

Political Map

10.

A representative drawing of the earth or a part of it on a flat surface is called a

a)

map

b)

sketch

c)

plan

11.

An atlas means

a)

collection of stamps

b)

collection of coins

c)

collection of maps

12.

A globe is the most accurate model of the

a)

star

b)

sun

c)

earth

13.

The ratio between distance on the ground and distance on the ground and distance on the map is called the

a)

scale

b)

sketch

c)

physical maps

14.

Maps showing the distribution of rice, sugarcane and wheat in India are

a)

political maps

b)

physical maps

c)

thematic maps

15.

A Person who makes/draws maps is called

a)

Cartographers

b)

Geographers

c)

Demographers

16.

It is used to identify and locate stars, galaxies and constellations.

a)

Star Map

b)

Road Map

c)

Thematic Map

17.

What is a star map used for?

a)

to locates GPS routes

b)

to locate galaxies

c)

to locate villages

18.

Tina is doing a project on oil and natural gas reserves of India. Which type of map should she refer for her project?

a)

Thematic map

b)

Political map

c)

Physical map

19.

We can use the GPS to locate the position of _______________.

a)

people

b)

places

c)

things

d)

All of these

20.

The title of a map tells us ____________.

a)

who prepared the map

b)

the scale of the map

c)

the kind of information provided in the map