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Parts of a Map

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the four cardinal directions?

a)

North, South, Windy, Sunny

b)

Never Eat Slimy Worms

c)

North, South, East, West

d)

South Never Eat West

2.
What is this?
a)
key
b)
title
c)
compass rose
d)
star
3.

What is this?

a)

A beautiful picture

b)

A map key

c)

Fire, trees, dots, hills

4.

What is the purpose of a map scale?

a)

to show the distance between places

b)

to show where the next lake is

c)

to tell you what the symbols on a map mean

d)

to help you find south

5.
A way of showing the actual size compared to the size on the map
a)
legend/key
b)
cardinal directions
c)
compass rose
d)
map scale
6.
tells you the topic of a map, what the map is about
a)
Map Title 
b)
Map Key 
c)
Map Grid
d)
Compass Rose 
7.
shows what the symbols on the map stand for
a)
Map Title 
b)
Map Grid 
c)
Map Scale 
d)
Map Key
8.
Another name for a Key is 
a)
Lock
b)
Meridian
c)
Legend
d)
Parallel
9.

What are the latitude and longitude grid lines on a map?

a)

A grid system used to find locations in the world using coordinates from vertical and horizontal lines

b)

A grid system used to find locations in the world using diagonal lines

c)

A bunch of lines for decoration

10.

What is this part of a map called?

a)

Toolkit

b)

Key/Legend

c)

Treasure Box

11.

What is a scale used for?

a)

To find the distance on the ground using the distance on the map

b)

To weigh the weight of the map

c)

To find what direction locations are in

12.

What is the purpose of a Title on a map?

a)

To get the viewer's attention

b)

To tell the viewer what they are looking at

c)

To decorate the map

13.

What is the purpose of a key/legend on a map?

a)

For decoration

b)

To show who created the map

c)

To show where symbols on the map are located

d)

To show what the symbols on the map mean

14.

What street is the "Farm" located on?

a)

Forest Lane

b)

Farm Lane

c)

Great Circle

d)

Leaf Street

15.

What is across the street from the school? (Select all that apply)

a)

Bank

b)

Library

c)

Post Office

d)

Food

16.

What direction are most houses located in?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

17.

How many parks are in this community?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

5

d)

1

18.

Help in calculating the distance between two places on the map.

a)

Title

b)

North line

c)

Scale

19.

Network of latitudes and longitudes on a map.

a)

Scale

b)

Equator

c)

Grid system.

20.

The 0 degree longitude is known as ___.

a)

Tropics

b)

Heat zone

c)

Prime Meridian.

21.

The Prime Meridian is also called the ___.

a)

Arctic circle

b)

Greenwich Meridian

c)

Torrid zone

22.

The true model of the earth.

a)

Map

b)

Atlas

c)

Globe