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Maps

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which map shows the mountains and lakes on it?
a)
Vegetation map
b)
Contour map
c)
Physical map
d)
Historical map
2.
Which maps divides boundaries or borders, and shows roads?
a)
Political map
b)
Physical map
c)
Vegetation map
d)
Historical map
3.

What's the purpose of a map?

a)

Decor a room

b)

Help you lose things

c)

Help you see things

d)

Help you find places

4.
Which is a good example to use a map?
a)
When you're at 7-eleven and need to find chips.
b)
When you're looking for your lost notebook.
c)
When you want to find a ride at Six Flags.
d)
When you're looking for a friend.
5.
Which part of a map helps you find the cardinal point of a place.
a)
scale bar
b)
compass rose
c)
key
d)
title
6.
Which part of a map is represented by a star? 
a)
capital
b)
city
c)
boundary line
d)
compass rose
7.
Which part of a map lets you know the symbology in it?
a)
compass rose
b)
capital
c)
scale bar
d)
key
8.
What is a scale bar for?
a)
to know the cardinal points
b)
to know the symbology of a map
c)
to know distances in a map
d)
to know the political divisions
9.

Physical maps show...

a)

Deserts

b)

Mountains

c)

Rivers

d)

countries

10.

______ map shows a larger perspective of location.

a)

mercator

b)

physical

c)

inset

d)

resource

11.

______ map shows geographic features such as deserts, rivers, oceans, mountains

a)

independent

b)

physical

c)

geographic

d)

resource

12.

_____ shows geographic features and political features.

a)

physical-geographic

b)

physical-political

c)

political-resource

d)

climate-resource

13.

_______ map shows the population level in an area

a)

urban

b)

resource

c)

population density

d)

climate

14.

_______ map shows where a nation’s natural resources are located

a)

urban

b)

resource

c)

population density

d)

climate

15.

_______ map shows the climate zones in a region

a)

urban

b)

resource

c)

population density

d)

climate

16.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
flatter area
d)
river
17.
What is this? 
a)
This is a compass rose.
b)
This is a map scale.
c)
This is a key.
18.
The school is ____ of the pet store.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
19.
Lemon street runs _____________.
a)
East and West
b)
North and South
c)
South and West
d)
North and East
20.
The fire dept. is ______ of the school.
a)
South
b)
East
c)
North
d)
West
21.
What is located in E5?
a)
Twizzles
b)
Ice Cream
c)
Chips
d)
Pizza Hut
22.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
23.

True or False: Humans can affect the environment, but the environment can't affect humans.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What is a cartographer?

a)

A person who makes maps

b)

A person who pushes a cart

c)

A type of map

d)

Another name for a geographer

25.

Imaginary lines that run from left to right are an example of what?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Region

d)

Coordinates

26.

Imaginary lines that run up and down on a globe are called what?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Place

d)

Region

27.

The Equator is an example of what kind of line?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

28.

What is the name of the line of longitude that separates the globe into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

29.

What does a map title tell the reader?

a)

What the map is about

b)

What the symbols means on the map

c)

How far one place is from another

d)

north, south, east, west

30.

What is the purpose of the compass rose?

a)

tells what the map is all about

b)

gives information on what the symbols mean on the map

c)

shows the cardinal directions

d)

used to measure distance on the map

31.

Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?

a)

north

b)

northwest

c)

south

d)

east

32.
Which color continent is the United States?
a)
orange
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
blue
33.
This is a map of the
a)
the world
b)
planet Earth
c)
Woodbridge, Virginia
d)
United Sates of America
34.
There are ____ continents.
a)
7
b)
8
c)
5
d)
10
35.
There are _____ oceans.
a)
4
b)
5
c)
10
d)
Nobody knows for sure