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FX 6th Grade - "Opening" to Mapping Unit

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the horizontal lines on the globe called?

a)

Equator

b)

Longitude

c)

Latitude

d)

Prime Meridian

2.

What are the vertical lines on a globe called?

a)

Equator

b)

Longitude

c)

Latitude

d)

Prime Meridian

3.

What direction is letter G?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

4.

What direction is letter D?

a)

South

b)

Westeast

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

5.

What is the invisible line that splits the globe into Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Bermuda Triangle

d)

South Pole

6.

What is the invisible line that splits the globe into Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Bermuda Triangle

d)

South Pole

7.

What continent is in green?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

8.

What continent is in pink?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

9.

What continent is yellow?

a)

America

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

10.

What continent are you in when you have the following coordinates?

(20°N, 80°E)

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

North America

11.

What continent are you in when you have the following coordinates?

(30°S, 60°W)

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

North America

12.

Which of the following coordinates leave you in Europe?

a)

(30°S, 20°W)

b)

(30°S, 20°E)

c)

(20°E, 30°N)

d)

(30°N, 20°E)

13.

Which of the following coordinates leave you in the Caribbean Sea?

a)

(18°E, 80°S)

b)

(18°S, 80°E)

c)

(18°N, 80°W)

d)

(18°W, 80°N)

14.

If you are in Africa and are heading to Europe, what direction are you traveling?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

15.

If you are in Europe and are heading to South America, what direction are you traveling?

a)

Northwest

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

16.

What is the capital of Sweden?

a)

Rome

b)

Madrid

c)

Lulea

d)

Stockholm

17.

What is the capital of Poland?

a)

Krakow

b)

Berlin

c)

Warsaw

d)

Budapest

18.

By using the map scale, roughly how many miles is it between Lisbon, Portugal and Madrid, Spain?

a)

1 mile

b)

100 miles

c)

300 miles

d)

600 miles

19.

By using the map scale, roughly how many miles is it between Madrid, Spain and Paris, France?

a)

2 miles

b)

200 miles

c)

300 miles

d)

700 miles

20.

What is the MAIN purpose of this map?

a)

To show us India

b)

To show us what countries border India

c)

To show us what oceans and seas are by India

d)

To show us the physical features and land elevation of India

21.

Using the map key, what is located in the northern part of India?

a)

Flat lands

b)

Mountains

c)

Rivers

d)

Grasslands

22.

What is the purpose of this map?

a)

To show us where people live

b)

To show the population of the U.S.

c)

To show us what areas of the U.S. have more people

d)

To show us what areas of the U.S. have more densely populated areas

23.

Based on this map, what area is more densely populated?

a)

Western Coast

b)

the Midwest

c)

the South

d)

Northeastern Coast

24.

What is the purpose of this map?

a)

To show us land elevation in different parts of the U.S.

b)

To show us each county's economy and if they are financially doing well or not

c)

To show us the population of each county

d)

To show us the counties of the U.S.

25.

If we did not know what "GDP per capita" meant, what could we assume it deals with based on this map and map key? (choose the best answer)

a)

Counties

b)

Money

c)

the U.S.

d)

State capitals