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How Maps Help Us Study History Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Geographers use maps and _________ to represent Earth?

a)

globes

b)

Google Earth

c)

satellite pictures

d)

history books

2.

The Earth is _____________.

a)

round

b)

flat

3.

How many features does a map have?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

10

d)

7

4.

What shows directions (north, south, east, west) on a map?

a)

arrows

b)

compass rose

c)

cross

d)

compass daisy

5.

What are the imaginary lines that measure distances east and west of the prime meridian called?

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

6.

What are the imaginary lines that measure distances north and south of the equator called?

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

7.

What is a hemisphere?

a)

Half of the Earth

b)

All of the Earth

c)

A quarter of the Earth

d)

The middle of the Earth

8.

How many hemispheres does Earth have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

Which maps show the features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries?

a)

Political map

b)

Thermal map

c)

Physical map

10.

What kind of maps use colors, symbols, lines, or dots to help you see patterns?

a)

Political map

b)

Thermal map

c)

Physical map

11.

With which map can you see what Earth’s surface might look like from space?

a)

Political map

b)

Physical map

c)

Thermal map

12.

What did early European map creators put in the blank spaces of their maps?

a)

Drawings and warnings

b)

Routes and directions

c)

Codes and messages

13.

What was the name of the Greek astronomer and mathematician that developed the books of Geography?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Pterodactyl

c)

Ptololomark

d)

Ptoogoolen