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Map quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The heading of the map that says what kind of information is given on the map is called ___________ of the map.

a)

scale

b)

title

c)

legend

d)

grid

2.

The _______________or key explains the marks or symbols that

are used in a map.

a)

sketch

b)

legend

c)

atlas

d)

scale

3.

A Person who makes/draws maps is

a)

historian

b)

geologist

c)

archaeologist

d)

cartographer

4.

The word map is derived from the Latin word ______________

meaning cloth, as most of the earliest maps were drawn on animals’

skins, cloth or parchment.

a)

maple

b)

mappa

c)

mapi

d)

mappy

5.

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

is called a:

a)

map

b)

sketch

c)

plan

d)

scale

6.

atlas means

a)

collection of stamps

b)

collection of tools

c)

collection of maps

d)

collection of coins

7.

The word Atlas is derived from the name of

_____________________ who is lifting the Earth.

a)

Latin mythological giant

b)

Greek mythological giant

c)

Arabic mythological giant

d)

American mythological giant

8.

A globe is the most accurate model of the

a)

star

b)

sun

c)

earth

d)

planet

9.

A map that shows mountains, rivers, deserts, etc is called a:

a)

political map

b)

physical maps

c)

thematic maps

d)

climatic maps

10.

A map that shows political boundaries, cities, towns, etc., is called a:

a)

scale

b)

sketch

c)

thematic maps

d)

political maps

11.

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

d)

aerial photograph

12.

Maps showing the distribution of rice, sugarcane and wheat, etc, in

India are:

a)

political maps

b)

physical maps

c)

thematic maps

d)

sketches

13.

A political map of India shows:

a)

longitude and time

b)

states and capitals

c)

mountains and rivers

d)

major train routes

14.

What is the center line of longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

latitude

15.

What is the center line of Latitude

a)

Prime meridian

b)

Meridians

c)

Latitude

d)

Equator

16.

What is half of a sphere?

a)

part sphere

b)

half sphere

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Sphere and half

17.

What shows what a map is all about?

a)

Map title

b)

Map scale

c)

Legend or key

d)

Compass rose

18.

What is the name of the imaginary lines that run from east to west on the map of the world?

a)

Long lines

b)

Flat lines

c)

Latitude lines

d)

Longitude lines

19.

The point where Latitude and Longitude lines meet is our ____

a)

Location

b)

Absolute location

c)

Coordinates

d)

point

20.

What major line of Latitude runs through the UAE?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

21.
Which type of map does the Military use
a)
Thematic
b)
Topograhical
c)
Political
d)
Physical
22.
What part of the map describes features and labels on the ground?
a)
Legend
b)
Scale
c)
Contour lines
d)
Declination Diagram
23.
What is the first thing you do when you get a map?
a)
Find the legend
b)
Locate the name
c)
Point out the features
d)
Orient yourself to the map
24.
Finish this sentence:  A map is a geographical representation of the earths _________________
a)
As seen from above
b)
rotation around the sun
c)
surface as seen from above,  Amen
d)
splendid beauty
25.

What is the key on the map?

a)

pictures of mountains and rivers

b)

to unlock the door

c)

a plus sign

d)

it is a box explaining what each picture on the map is trying to show

26.

Each letter on the compass shows a direction. The letters N, S, E, W are on the compass. What do those letters stand for?

a)

Never eat soggy waffles

b)

North, South, East, West

c)

Never eat sour worms

d)

NEWS

27.

North, South, East and West are called....

a)

intermediate directions

b)

maps

c)

cardinal directions

d)

ways to go

28.

What is the name of the tool used to find the direction on a map?

a)

scale

b)

legend

c)

compass

d)

border

29.

What is a map?

a)

A piece of paper with pictures on it

b)

A drawing that represents the land and landscape of an area.

c)

An aerial photo

d)

a written list of instructions

30.

What are the lines on a map called that run parallel to the equator

a)

long line

b)

latitude

c)

longitude

d)

Capricorn

31.

What is the name of the line that runs horizontally around the middle of a map of the earth?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Arctic circle

32.

When we draw a map in needs to have BOLTS. What does the 'S' stand for?

a)

scale

b)

sun

c)

simple

d)

sample

33.

When we draw a map in needs to have BOLTS. What does the 'L' stand for?

a)

lines

b)

loops

c)

legend

d)

lemons

34.

When we draw a map in needs to have BOLTS. What does the 'O' stand for?

a)

orientation

b)

order

c)

orange

d)

open

35.
  1. What are convectional signs?
a)

They are guide for the map

b)

They are clue to the map

c)

They tell about what those signs and colours means

36.

What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?

a)

map scale

b)

key

c)

title

d)

distance calculator

37.

What is the name of this object?

a)

map symbol

b)

map key

c)

map scale

d)

compass rose

38.

which of the following helps you identify what symbols mean on a map?

a)

legend

b)

scale

c)

map

d)

title

39.
__________ directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.
a)
Latitude
b)
Cardinal
c)
Intermediate
d)
Longitudinal
40.

The top of a map usually shows which direction.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West