WorksheetsColony Map Skills Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
If the legend on a map shows that each inch equals 25 miles, what is the actual distance between two cities three inches apart?
200 miles
150 miles
75 miles
25 miles
What does the star symbol from a map legend represent?
a mountain range
a capitol city
a desert
a river delta
What is a delta?
a wide alluvial mouth of a river
a man-made waterway
a point of land projecting into the sea
a large part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land
What is an isthmus?
a wide sand bar in a river
a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses
a line of trees below the snowy areas on mountain tops
a marshy area on an island
What are latitude and longitude lines?
the names of two early map makers
two other names for the North and the South poles
the distance between two points
lines on maps which help plot locations
Where are you most likely to find a swamp?
a coastal lowland
near a deep, well-protected bay
on the moon
in tall mountains near the coast
What is a cape?
a long projection of land into water connected to the mainland by an isthmus
a shallow sea
a huge mass of ice and frozen snow
a point of land projecting into the sea
Which of the following cannot be shown on a map?
how to tell time
the location of the police station nearest to your home
how far the moon is from the Earth
which roads to take to get to New York City
What is a bay?
a shallow part of a river with a fast current
a man-made waterway
an extension of a sea or ocean into the land
a wet, spongy land area
The legend on a map tells
what country the map tells about
how to find rivers and lakes
how to read symbols on the map
where to find important cities
