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Map Skills: Social Studies

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of map scale?

a)

the relationship between actual distance and distance shown on a map

b)

imaginary lines that run vertically

c)

elevation of an area on a map

d)

tells the direction

2.

A picture on a map that shows the four cardinal directions and the four intermediate directions

a)

key/legend

b)

compass rose

c)

title

d)

scale

3.

Eli is driving to Florida and needs to know how many miles it is to get there. What part of a map would help Eli figure this out?

a)

title

b)

compass rose

c)

map scale

d)

legend

4.

How are symbols on a map shown?

a)

title

b)

scale

c)

compass rose

d)

key

5.

What is the name of the image?

a)

compass rose

b)

legend

c)

key

d)

scale

6.

What do the red arrows show?

a)

cardinal directions

b)

title

c)

intermediate directions

d)

scale

7.

What do the blue arrows represent?

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

c)

the way to the store

d)

scale

8.

map that identifies where mountains can be found

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

climate map

d)

population map

9.

map that shows physical features such as mountains and rivers

a)

political map

b)

climate map

c)

physical map

d)

resource map

10.

kind of weather found in a certain place over a long period of time

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

rain

d)

drought

11.

map that shows where Louisiana's boundaries are located

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

resource map

d)

population map

12.

map that shows rivers

a)

political map

b)

resource map

c)

physical map

d)

climate map

13.

James is traveling from Lafayette, Louisiana to Shreveport, Louisiana. What direction is James traveling?

a)

northeast

b)

southeast

c)

northwest

d)

southwest

14.

purpose of latitude and longitude lines

a)

used to find number of animals at the zoo

b)

used to find the exact location of any place in the world

c)

used to find the number of schools in an area

d)

used to find the number of grocery stores

15.

What resources are found in Texas?

a)

gold and oil

b)

oil and fish

c)

fish and forest

d)

forest and gold

16.

name or type of map

a)

title

b)

compass rose

c)

scale

d)

intermediate directions

17.

N, S, E, W

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

c)

part of the alphabet song

d)

stands for Now Stop Eating Watermelon

18.

NE, SE, SW, NW

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

c)

the initials of people

d)

a song that people sing

19.

What is the arrow pointing to in the image?

a)

South Pole

b)

equator

c)

North Pole

d)

prime meridian

20.

What does the red line indicate?

a)

prime meridian

b)

North Pole

c)

equator

d)

South Pole

21.

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres and runs west to east around our Earth

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

c)

compass rose

d)

scale

22.

Name of the planet where you live

a)

Earth

b)

United States

c)

Mars

d)

Africa

23.

What is the arrow pointing to in the picture?

a)

equator

b)

scale

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

24.

map that shows weather and temperature

a)

climate map

b)

physical map

c)

political map

d)

population map

25.

map that shows natural resources in an area

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

resource map

d)

climate map

26.

map that shows the number of people living in an area

a)

climate map

b)

physical map

c)

population map

d)

political map

27.

the study of the Earth and its features

a)

longitude

b)

geography

c)

latitude

d)

cartography

28.

the imaginary lines that run horizontally or across

a)

lines of latitude

b)

lines of longitude

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

29.

imaginary lines that run vertically or up and down

a)

lines of latitude

b)

lines of longitude

c)

scale

d)

equator