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Mapping skills

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you use on a map to measure the distance between places?

a)

Key

b)

Scale line

c)

Contours

d)

Grid references

2.

What do you use to find the height of the land on a map?

a)

Grid references

b)

Scale line

c)

Contour lines

d)

Key

3.
a map feature that explains the meaning of colors and symbols used on the map
a)
Map Key
b)
Map Contents
c)
Map Glossary
d)
Map Index
4.

What do we use grid references on a map for?

a)

to show the climate of an area

b)

to find / show the location of a place

c)

to find the distance between two places

d)

to show the meaning of symbols on a map.

5.

We use grid references to (a)   places on a map.

6.

What do we use to show direction on a map?

a)

Legend

b)

Scale line

c)

Contour line

d)

Compass / Compass Rose

7.

A3D4 is a 4 - figure grid reference?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which is the BEST example of a 4 - figure grid reference?

a)

2367

b)

2,3,6,7

c)

2-3-6-7

d)

23,67

9.

If 1 centimetre = 3 kilometres


How many kilometres does 4 centimetres show?

a)

12km

b)

12m

c)

1.2m

d)

12cm

10.

If contour lines are close together it means that the land / hillside is:

a)

Shallow

b)

Steep

c)

Gentle

d)

Wet

11.

Which of the following is the BEST example of writing a 6 - figure reference?

a)

23,34,42

b)

233442

c)

2,3,3,4,4,2

d)

233-442

12.

Which is the 4 - figure grid reference for North Woods?

a)

1100

b)

0209

c)

0011

d)

0210

13.

Hadley Lake's 4 - figure grid reference is (a)  

14.

What is the SIX FIGURE grid reference of the church?

a)

015085

b)

031112

c)

024094

d)

014094

15.

What is the SIX FIGURE grid reference of the road bridge over the river ( to the south of the map)?

a)

021092

b)

025083

c)

036102

d)

005105

16.

A compass tells us...

a)

Direction

b)

Distance

c)

Temperture

d)

Weight

17.

Which of these is appropriate for remembering the points on a compass?

a)

Never Wear Silly Neckties

b)

Never Spit Watermelon Ever

c)

Never Eat Shredded Wheat

d)

Never Eat Soggy Eggs

18.

What does this mean?

a)

Flaps its wings quickly from one place to another

b)

Flies in a zig zag line from one place to another

c)

Flies in a circle and goes nowhere

d)

Flies in a straight line from one place to another

19.

A scale line shows

1 centimetre on map = 100 metres on the ground.


What measurement would 300 metres (on ground) be, on a map?

a)

3 metres

b)

3 millimetres

c)

3 centimetres

d)

3 kilometres

20.
Which direction normally is pointing to the top of the page on a map?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West