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Colony Map Skills Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the legend on a map shows that each inch equals 25 miles, what is the actual distance between two cities three inches apart?

a)

200 miles

b)

150 miles

c)

75 miles

d)

25 miles

2.

What does the star symbol from a map legend represent?

a)

a mountain range

b)

a capitol city

c)

a desert

d)

a river delta

3.

What is a delta?

a)

a wide alluvial mouth of a river

b)

a man-made waterway

c)

a point of land projecting into the sea

d)

a large part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land

4.

What is an isthmus?

a)

a wide sand bar in a river

b)

a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses

c)

a line of trees below the snowy areas on mountain tops

d)

a marshy area on an island

5.

What are latitude and longitude lines?

a)

the names of two early map makers

b)

two other names for the North and the South poles

c)

the distance between two points

d)

lines on maps which help plot locations

6.

Where are you most likely to find a swamp?

a)

a coastal lowland

b)

near a deep, well-protected bay

c)

on the moon

d)

in tall mountains near the coast

7.

What is a cape?

a)

a long projection of land into water connected to the mainland by an isthmus

b)

a shallow sea

c)

a huge mass of ice and frozen snow

d)

a point of land projecting into the sea

8.

Which of the following cannot be shown on a map?

a)

how to tell time

b)

the location of the police station nearest to your home

c)

how far the moon is from the Earth

d)

which roads to take to get to New York City

9.

What is a bay?

a)

a shallow part of a river with a fast current

b)

a man-made waterway

c)

an extension of a sea or ocean into the land

d)

a wet, spongy land area

10.

The legend on a map tells

a)

what country the map tells about

b)

how to find rivers and lakes

c)

how to read symbols on the map

d)

where to find important cities