WorksheetsGeo 3- DOGSTAILS+
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which of the following tasks BEST describes what geographers do?
Analyze human events over time
Examine bones and fossil remains
Study physical and human features and interactions on the earth
Create maps and graphs
The acronym used to remember the most common map elements.
(a)
What type of map is used to show landforms?
Physical
Political
Resource
Trade
_______________ Text identifying when the map was made, updated, and/or referencing.
Orientation
Date
Grid
Scale
____________ The relationship between distance on a map and actual distance on the Earth
Title
Scale
Date
Author
________________ Text identifying where the map’s information comes from
Author
Index
Legend
Source
A guide identifying what the map’s symbols and colors represent.
Legend
Scale
Date
Author
___________ Text identifying the person or organization responsible for making the map
Author
Date
Text
Scale
_________ A listing of the places on the map and where to find them using grid coordinates (ex: 77°53’W, 38°02’N).
Text
Index
Grid
Scale
orientation
scale
cardinal directions
grid
How many times does a scale appear on this map? Note counting if the same scale is repeated more than once.
One Time
Three Times
Two Times
Four Times
Who is the author or publisher of this map
(a)
Which of the following elements of DOGS from DOGSTAILS are in the map pictured above?
Date
Orientation
Grid
Scale
Which of the following elements of TAILS from DOGSTAILS are in the map? You can select more than one.
Title
Author
Index
Legend
Sources
Which of the following is an example of Human Environment impact in Spongebob?
Many of the buildings are car mufflers from the surface.
SpongeBob drives a unicycle to work.
Patrick's home is a rock that is relatively close to SpongeBob's home.
SpongeBob lives under the sea.
True or False: Across the street from McDonald's and near the Five Guys is an example of relative location?
True
False
What is another name for a map legend?
Map Symbol
Map direction
Map Key
Decoder ring
Directions can be shown using a symbol with arrows pointing in all four directions. What are the directions represented here called?
Cardinal Directions
Intermediate Directions
North Star
Compass Rose
The title of a map tells us what?
What the map is about (the topic of the map).
The distance the map covers.
The name of the cartographer.
The source of the map.
A huge body of saltwater. Five of these cover about 75% of the earth.
lakes
seas
oceans
ponds
A geographer who makes maps:
Cartographer
Distortion
Explorer
