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Elements of a Map/East Asia Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This mountain range forms a natural barrier between India and China.

a)

Plateau of Tibet

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Korean Peninsula

d)

Himalayas

2.

Located in southwestern China, the Earth's largest and highest plateau. Often referred to as "the roof of the world."

a)

Plateau of Tibet

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Korean Peninsua

d)

Himalayas

3.

Asia's largest desert. It stretches across southern Mongolia & northern China.

a)

Plateau of Tibet

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Korean Peninsula

d)

Himalayas

4.

This peninsula juts from northeast China between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan.

a)

Plateau of Tibet

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Korean Peninsula

d)

Himalayas

5.

This country lies south of Mongolia. The East China Sea and South China Seas border it.

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Mongolia

d)

Korea

6.

This country consists of a long string of islands off the coast of East Asia.

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Korea

d)

Mongolia

7.

This body of water lies southeast of the China.

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

Bay of Bengal

c)

South China Sea

d)

East China Sea

8.

This body of water lies east of China.

a)

Sea of Japan

b)

Yellow Sea

c)

East China Sea

d)

South China Sea

9.

This body of water lies between China and the Korean Peninsula.

a)

Sea of Japan

b)

Yellow Sea

c)

East China Sea

d)

South China Sea

10.

This body of water lies between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

a)

Sea of Japan

b)

Yellow Sea

c)

East China Sea

d)

South China Sea

11.

This LARGE body of water is the deepest and largest in the world and lies east of the Asian continent.

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

12.

This river gets its name from the mud that causes the river to change its color. It is the second longest river in China.

a)

Yangtze River

b)

Yellow River

13.

This river gets its name from the mud that causes the river to change its color. It is the second longest river in China.

a)

Yangtze River

b)

Yellow River

14.

This river is the longest in China. It is also known as the Chang Jiang.

a)

Yangtze River

b)

Yellow River

15.

What is the name of this map feature?

a)

Key / Legend

b)

Title

c)

Scale

d)

Source

16.

What is the name of this map feature?

a)

Key / Legend

b)

Title

c)

Scale

d)

Source

17.

What is the name of this map feature?

a)

Key / Legend

b)

Title

c)

Scale

d)

Source

18.

This feature of a map explains the purpose of the map.

a)

orientation

b)

Scale

c)

Title

d)

source

19.
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
d)
Dance the night away
20.
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
d)
To shampoo your hair, rinse, and repeat
21.
Items such as small shapes or drawings on a map used to represent real objects are called ____________________.
a)
Latitude
b)
Symbols
c)
Parallels
d)
Emojis
22.

Each letter on the compass shows a direction. The letters N, S, E, W are on the compass. What do those letters stand for?

a)

Never eat soggy waffles

b)

North, South, East, West

c)

Never eat sour worms

d)

NEWS

23.
Which map element tells us the cardinal and intermediate directions?
a)
Scale
b)
Title
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Legend
24.
The title of a map tells us:
a)
What the map is about (the topic of the map)
b)
The distance the map covers
c)
The name of the cartogtrpaher
d)
That Mr. Scully is the bomb-diggity
25.
Lines that run north and south and measure distances in degrees from the Prime Meridian are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Meridian
d)
Scale
26.
Lines that run west and east and measure distances in degrees from the Equator are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Wrongitude
d)
Attitude
27.
The center line of latitude, measured at 0 degrees is the ________________.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Legend
c)
Boiling Point
d)
Equator
28.
The center line of longitude, measured at 0 degrees is the _________________.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
North Pole
c)
Backbone
d)
Equator
29.

Our Earth can be divided in half, either north and south or west and east. These halves are called ______________________.

a)

Pie

b)

Chunks

c)

Hemispheres

d)

Grids

30.
Lines of latitude and longitude are used to together to find a location. These parallels and meridians together are called a ____________________________.
a)
Mess of Lines
b)
Geographic Grid
c)
Physical Map
d)
Globe
31.
The exact spot of a location on a map is called the ___________________________.
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Exact Spot
d)
Right There
32.
Earth is divided into seven landmasses known as ______________________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Countries
c)
Continents
d)
Sandboxes
33.
Physical Maps show:
a)
The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
b)
Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
c)
Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
d)
Directions to PE class
34.
Political Maps show: 
a)
The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
b)
Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
c)
Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
d)
Directions to making sense of politics
35.

There are __basic elements of a map.

a)

Two

b)

Five

c)

Six

36.

Latitudes are measured in ____________.

a)

Fahrenheit

b)

Radian

c)

Kilometre

d)

Degrees

37.

These imaginary lines are called _______________

a)

MERIDIANS

b)

PARALLELS

c)

INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

d)

THE GREENWICH MERIDIAN

38.

These imaginary lines are called _______________

a)

MERIDIANS

b)

PARALLELS

c)

INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

d)

THE GREENWICH MERIDIAN

39.

This imaginary line is called _____________

a)

THE ARCTIC POLE

b)

THE PRIME MERIDIAN

c)

THE TROPIC OF CANCER

d)

THE EQUATOR

40.

This imaginary line is called _____________

a)

THE ARCTIC POLE

b)

THE PRIME MERIDIAN

c)

THE TROPIC OF CANCER

d)

THE EQUATOR

41.

_____________________ go from the North Pole to the South Pole.

a)

PARALLELS

b)

MERIDIANS

42.

Meridians measure _________________

a)

LATITUDE

b)

LONGITUDE

43.

Parallels measure ______________

a)

LONGITUDE

b)

LATITUDE

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