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Map Terms

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which are cardinal directions?

a)

North

b)

Northwest

c)

West

d)

Southwest

2.

Which are intermediate directions?

a)

North

b)

Northwest

c)

West

d)

Southwest

3.

Which part of the map is this?

a)

Map key

b)

Map Scale

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Border

4.

Which part of the map is this?

a)

Map key

b)

Map Scale

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Border

5.

Which part of the map is this?

a)

Map key

b)

Map Scale

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Border

6.

Which part of the map is this?

a)

Map key

b)

Map Scale

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Border

7.

What continent is number 7 on the map above?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

8.

What continent is number 6 on the map above?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

9.

What continent is number 2 on the map above?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

10.

What continent is number 4 on the map above?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

11.

What continent is number 1 on the map above?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

United States of America

d)

Asia

12.

What continent is number 5 on the map above?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

United States of America

d)

Asia

13.

What continent is number 3 on the map above?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

United States of America

d)

Asia

14.

What ocean is number 12 on the map?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Indian

15.

What ocean is number 11 on the map?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Indian

16.

What ocean is number 10 on the map?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Indian

17.

What ocean is number 9 on the map?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Indian

18.

What is the name of the ocean for number 8?

a)

Antarcitc Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

South Pole Ocean

d)

Zook Ocean

19.

Main directions (N,S,W,E)

a)

intermediate directions

b)

cardinal directions

c)

compass rose

d)

pacific directions

20.

shows characteristics of the physical environment such as landforms

a)

road map

b)

physical map

c)

political map

d)

historical map

21.

shows cities, states, countries

a)

road map

b)

physical map

c)

relief map

d)

political map

22.

in between directions (NW,NS,SW,SE)

a)

cardinal directions

b)

map scale

c)

map symbols

d)

intermediate directions

23.

shows the relationship between distances on a map and real distances

a)

locator map

b)

map scale

c)

map symbols

d)

relief map

24.

a part of a map that shows the cardinal and intermediate directions

a)

legend

b)

scale

c)

compass rose

d)

latitude

25.

main landmass of the globe; usually recognized as one of seven landmasses

a)

equator

b)

continents

c)

oceans

d)

islands

26.

the half of the earth east of the Prime

Meridian, consisting of Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe

a)

Eastern Hemisphere

b)

Western Hemisphere

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

27.

the imaginary line around the middle of the earth

a)

latitude

b)

equator

c)

prime meridian

d)

longitude

28.

imaginary line that runs north and

south through the Pacific Ocean

a)

International Date Line

b)

Mercator Projection

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

29.

the angular distance north or south from the

equator of a point on the earth’s surface

a)

equator

b)

latitude

c)

longitude

d)

prime meridian

30.

the angular distance east or west from the Prime Meridian of a point on the earth’s surface

a)

equator

b)

latitude

c)

longitude

d)

prime meridian

31.

a part of a map that compares distance on a map to distance in the real world

a)

compass rose

b)

map scale

c)

map legend

d)

latitude & longitude lines

32.

half of the earth North of the equator

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

Southern Hemisphere

d)

Northern Hemisphere

33.

the line of longitude located at zero

degrees

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

c)

international date line

d)

legend

34.

half of the earth south of the equator

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

35.

the geographical half of the earth

west of the Prime Meridian, consisting of North America and South America

a)

North Pole

b)

Eastern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

South Pole