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Maps

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a continent?

a)

A large ocean

b)

A large area of a land

c)

A place in outer space

2.

How many continents are in the world?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

10

3.

A globe is the most accurate model of the

a)

Star

b)

Sun

c)

Earth

d)

Planets

4.

Atlas means

a)

collection of stamps

b)

collection of tools

c)

collection of coins

d)

collection of maps

5.

A representative drawing of the earth or a part of it on a flat surface is called a

a)

Map

b)

Sketch

c)

Plan

d)

Painting

6.

The title of a map tells us

a)

What the map is about

b)

The distance the map covers

c)

The name of the cartographer

7.

Which map element tells us the cardinal directions?

a)

Scale

b)

Title

c)

Compass

d)

Legend

8.

You can use a scale on a map to

a)

Find out how much the map weighs

b)

Determine the distance from one point to another

c)

Understand the meaning of the map's symbols

9.

The purpose of a map legend (or key) is

a)

To explain the history of the map

b)

To figure out the distance from one place to another

c)

To identify the meaning of symbols on the map

10.

A political map of India shows

a)

time

b)

States and capitals

c)

mountains and rivers

d)

major train routes

11.

A map that shows political boundaries, cities, towns, etc., is called a

a)

Scale

b)

sketch

c)

political map

d)

physical map

12.

A map that shows mountains, rivers, deserts, etc is called a

a)

scale

b)

sketch

c)

political map

d)

physical map

13.

A Person who makes/draws maps is

a)

historian

b)

geologist

c)

archaeologist

d)

cartographer