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Map Skills - Topic 1

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which direction is this?

a)

South

b)

West

c)

East

d)

North

2.

Which direction is this?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

3.

What is this called?

a)

rosey

b)

compass rose

c)

scale

d)

directions

4.

Which direction is this?

a)

North

b)

West

c)

East

d)

Northwest

5.

Which direction is this?

a)

West

b)

East

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

6.

Which continent is this?

a)

North America

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

South America

7.

Which direction is this?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

West

d)

East

8.

Which direction is this?

a)

south

b)

west

c)

southwest

d)

southeast

9.

Which direction is this?

a)

west

b)

east

c)

southwest

d)

southeast

10.

Which direction is this?

a)

north

b)

northwest

c)

northeast

d)

south

11.

Which continent is this?

a)

south america

b)

antarctica

c)

europe

d)

north america

12.

Which continent is this?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

13.

Which continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Asia

14.

Is the following statement latitude or longitude? measure distance from east to west

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

15.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

16.

Which continent is this?

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

17.

Which continent is this?

a)

Australia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Europe

d)

South America

18.

Which continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Asia

19.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

20.

Select the word that means: allows me to determine different directions on a map

a)

map title

b)

grid

c)

compass rose

d)

map key

e)

distance scale

21.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

22.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

23.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

24.

Select the word that means: describes what the map is showing me

a)

map title

b)

grid

c)

compass rose

d)

map key

e)

distance scale

25.

Is the following statement latitude or longitude? They run vertically from north to south and are called meridians

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

26.

Select the word that means: shows what the symbols and colors represent on the map

a)

map title

b)

grid

c)

compass rose

d)

map key

e)

distance scale

27.

Select the word that means: allows me to determine the actual distance between two locations

a)

map title

b)

grid

c)

compass rose

d)

map key

e)

distance scale

28.

Select the word that means: helps me to locate different locations on a map

a)

map title

b)

grid

c)

compass rose

d)

map key

e)

distance scale

29.

Is the following statement latitude or longitude? they separate the earth into northern and southern hemispheres at the equator

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

30.

Is the following statement latitude or longitude? they run horizontally from east to west and are called parallels 

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

31.

Is the following statement latitude or longitude? measures distance from north to south

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

32.

Is the following statement latitude or longitude? they separate the earth into eastern and western hemispheres at the prime meridian.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude