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Map Skills Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the red continent!

a)

North America

b)

Africa

2.

Name the green continent!

a)

South America

b)

Europe

3.

Name the yellow continent!

a)

Antarctica

b)

Europe

4.

Name the blue continent!

a)

Asia

b)

North America

5.

The brown continent is ________.

a)

North America

b)

Africa

6.

the purple continent is ________.

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia

7.

The largest ocean is ______.

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

8.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Southern

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Pacific

9.

What ocean is this?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

10.

What ocean is this?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Southern

11.

What ocean is this?

a)

Indian

b)

Southern

c)

Atlantic

d)

Pacific

12.

Carrie's family drove from Buffalo, New York to Washington D.C. In Which direction did they drive?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

13.

Jim's family traveled from Los Angeles, California to Buffalo, New York. In Which direction did they travel?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

14.

Mary's family drove from Washington D.C. to Dallas, Texas. In Which direction did they drive?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

15.

If you go from Eddie's house to the Police Station, in which direction do you travel?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

16.

If you leave the supermarket and go to school, in which direction do you travel?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

17.

The Restaurant is ____________ of Eddie's house.

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

18.

Lisa's house is ____________ of the Supermarket.

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

19.

Buffalo is ______________ of Los Angeles

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

20.

What is a lake?

a)

a sheltered area where ships can anchor safely

b)

a large body of salt water

c)

land that borders a sea or ocean

d)

a body of water surrounded by land

21.

What is a valley?

a)

a very high piece of land

b)

land that has water all around it

c)

an area of flat land

d)

low land between mountains or hills

22.

What is an island?

a)

land that borders the sea or ocean

b)

land that has water all around it

c)

land with water touching 3 sides

d)

a body of water surrounded by land

23.
What land form is this?
a)
plain
b)
valley
c)
mountain
d)
canyon
24.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
mountain
25.
Land that is surrounded by water on three sides. 
a)
Peninsula
b)
Ocean
c)
Mountain
d)
Valley
26.
a)
A. Desert
b)
B. Lake
c)
C. Plains
d)
D. River
27.
Name this body of water
a)
peninsula
b)
ocean
c)
hill
d)
volcano
28.
Name this landform
a)
volcano
b)
hill
c)
river
d)
island
29.

What are the natural shapes that make up the Earth's surface called?

a)

earthquakes

b)

volcanoes

c)

landforms

d)

erosion

30.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
31.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
32.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
33.
_______ lines on a globe run from east to west.
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Latitude
d)
Longitude
34.
What is the main line of latitude?
a)
The prime meridian
b)
The Tropic of Cappricorn
c)
The Equator
d)
The prime meridian
35.
Where is the Equator located?
a)
10 degrees
b)
12 degrees
c)
180 degrees
d)
0 degrees
36.
What hemisphere is North America in?
a)
Southern
b)
North West
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
37.
What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?
a)
North, South, East, and West
b)
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
38.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
39.
Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
feet
c)
degrees
d)
grams
40.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
41.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

42.

Location E is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oS, 30oE

b)

30oS, 30oW

c)

10oS, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

43.

Which point is located at 30oS, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

44.

Which point is located at 45oN, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

45.

The study of places on earth and the relationships between people and their environments

a)

location

b)

geography

c)

place

46.

locates a place on earth by finding where is it using absolute and relative location

a)

movement

b)

relative location

c)

absolute location

d)

location

47.

describes what a place looks like by describing the landforms and man made buildings

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

human environment interaction

48.

Which of the following are examples of a physical feature? (check all that apply)

a)

bridges

b)

mountains

c)

deserts

d)

buildings

e)

oceans

49.

Which of the following are examples of human features? (select all that apply)

a)

roads

b)

bridges

c)

plants

d)

rivers

e)

buildings

50.

describes how humans interact with the environment

a)

place

b)

regions

c)

human environment interaction

d)

movement

51.

describes how people, goods, and ideas move throughout the area

a)

movement

b)

transportation

c)

region

d)

location

52.

describes what the area has in common - religion, landforms, weather

a)

place

b)

region

c)

location

d)

human environment interaction

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