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maps

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A __________ tells you what each symbol on the map stands for.
a)
legal
b)
lobster
c)
legend
d)
langoustine
2.
What type of map
a)
physical
b)
political
c)
climate
d)
historical
3.
A parallel of latitude north of the equator.
a)
Tropic of Casper
b)
Tropic of Candy
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
4.

The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are

a)

latitudes

b)

longitudes

c)

geographic grids

d)

axis

5.

Which of the following is tropical grassland?

a)

Taiga

b)

Savannah

c)

Pampas

d)

Prairies

6.

The least explosive type of volcano is called

a)

Basalt plateau

b)

Cinder cone

c)

Shield volcanoes

d)

Composite volcanoes

7.

The Ice age ended about ____ years ago.

a)

140

b)

1,400

c)

14,000

d)

140,000

8.

The largest continent in the world is

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

What is Geography?

a)

scientists who study the earth's physical features

b)

the largest areas of water on earth

c)

the study of the Earth and its physical features

d)

the largest continent

10.

What are continents?

a)

the largest areas of water on earth

b)

the land down under

c)

a large area of land separated from other areas by water, mountains, or other natural features

d)

formations in the sky

11.

Which is the world's second smallest continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

12.

The title of a map tells...

a)

what the map is about

b)

the cardinal directions

c)

what the symbols on the map mean

d)

the distance between two locations