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Globes and maps

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
On which two hemispheres do we live?
a)
Northern and Eastern
b)
Eastern and Southern
c)
Western and Southern
d)
Northern and Western
2.
Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Axis
d)
North Pole
3.

What is place?

a)

It tells how people live in a place.

b)

It tells how people get from place to place.

c)

It tells where something is. It tells what something is near.

d)

tells what a location is like

4.

half of a round, three dimensional shape

a)

scale

b)

hemisphere

5.

One of the large landmasses of the Earth.

a)

equator

b)

continent

6.

imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

a)

latitude

b)

key

7.

Imaginary line around Earth forming a great circle

a)

Equator

b)

symbol

8.

An imaginary line that follow the Curve of the Earth.

a)

Maps ProjectionS

b)

Maps

c)

Globes

d)

Great Circle Route

9.

Select the wrong sentence.

a)

World map displays the entire world

b)

You can see USA and India at the same time on a map

c)

You can see USA and India at the same time on a globe

d)

Globe describes the approximate shape of the Earth

10.

Sun rises in the direction represented in _____ colour.

a)

White

b)

Red

c)

Grey

d)

Green

11.

"Average annual rainfall map of India" is

a)

Topographic map

b)

General map

c)

Thematic map

d)

Physical map

12.

The imaginary line that is halfway between the North Pole and South Pole is called _

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Equator

13.
All maps contain a _____________________. 
a)
legend
b)
scale
c)
compass rose
d)
all of the above
14.
The _________________ divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
latitude
d)
longitude
15.

Which picture represents a globe?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Moving tectonic plates might not cause?

a)

tsunami

b)

volcano

c)

Earthquake

d)

Rainfall

17.

To study about India in detail, which one would you select?

a)

Globe

b)

Map

18.

Select all the thematic maps in the list

a)

Political map of India

b)

Poverty map of India

c)

Average rainfall map of Tamilnadu

d)

Physical map of Kerala

19.

Which part of the map shows the symbols located on the map and what they stand for?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Map Title

c)

Grid Lines

d)

Map key or Legend

20.

A type of map that includes boundaries, cities, and states

a)

Climate Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Population Map

21.

Shows distances on a map

a)

Map Key

b)

Map Scale

c)

Ruler

d)

Latitude

22.

What comes to the right of the N (north) on this compass rose?

a)

S (South)

b)

E (East)

c)

N (North)

d)

W (Wes)

23.

North, South, East, and West

a)

Map

b)

Location

c)

Cardinal Directions

d)

Intermediate Directions

24.

Which of the following is NOT a continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

USA

25.

Physical map shows the various land forms like mountains, valleys, plains, rivers, plateaus and oceans.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Identify the type of map

a)

Physical Map

b)

Special Purpose Map

c)

Digital Map

d)

Political Map

27.

Which of the following does NOT come under the components of a map?

a)

Direction

b)

Power

c)

Signs and Symbols

d)

Distance