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Mapping Skills - Year 8

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which BOLTSS feature shows where North is?

a)

Title

b)

Orientation

c)

Source

d)

Scale

2.

What is the elevation of Point A?

a)

900

b)

90

c)

1000

d)

1500

3.

On a map, the height above sea level is known as the:

a)

Contour line

b)

Contour interval

c)

Scale

d)

Elevation

4.

Which BOLTSS feature tells you what the colours/symbols mean?

a)

Title

b)

Legend

c)

Scale

d)

Source

5.

What is the contour interval on this topographic map?

a)

50

b)

1000

c)

100

d)

20

6.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Topographic

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Choropleth

7.

Which of the following is not a physical feature?

a)

Rock

b)

Dam

c)

Lake

d)

Mountain

8.

Which of the following statements about contour lines is false?

a)

It can have multiple values

b)

It has one elevation

c)

It must close on itself

d)

It cannot cross another contour line

9.

What is the contour interval?

a)

100

b)

20

c)

10

d)

40

10.

Contour lines that are far apart indicate that:

a)

The land is very steep

b)

Elevation is very high

c)

There is a steep slope

d)

There is a gradual slope

11.

How many hills are in this picture?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

12.

What is the elevation of point Y?

a)

500

b)

460

c)

420

d)

400

13.

What direction am I travelling in if I move from point X to point Y?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

14.

What is the four-figure area reference for A?

a)

1533

b)

1534

c)

1334

d)

1332

15.

Northings refer to ...

a)

The northward measured distance on a grid (Y-axis)

b)

The eastward measured distance on a grid (X-axis)

c)

The northward measured distance on a grid (X-axis)

d)

The eastward measured distance on a grid (Y-axis)