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Maps Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this map symbol?

a)

map scale

b)

compass rose

c)

map key

d)

latitude and longitude

2.

Which continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Europe

3.

Which continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

South America

4.

Which place is north of the school?

a)

the library

b)

the park

c)

city hall

d)

the post office

5.

Which continent is this?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

North America

6.

What ocean is number 1?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

7.

What ocean is number 2

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

8.
How many continents are there? 
a)
5
b)
2
c)
7
d)
10
9.

What is a Hemisphere?

a)

a line that divides the earth

b)

Another word for an entire continent

c)

half of the Earth

d)

A certain type of map

10.
The hotel is ____________ of the zoo.
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
11.

Which directions are considered Intermediate directions? Choose all that apply.

a)

north

b)

southwest

c)

northeast

d)

west

12.

North, South, East and West are all called ____________________ directions.

a)

intermediate

b)

cardinal

13.
The museum is ______________ of the school.
a)
Northeast
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Southwest
14.

These pictures are examples of

a)

legends

b)

globes

c)

scales

d)

hemispheres

15.

The red line on this map represents the

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

International Dateline

c)

Equator

d)

Eastern and Western Hemisphere

16.

What part of the map tells what the symbols mean?

a)

Compass

b)

Key or Legend

c)

Scale

d)

title

17.
What is a map scale?
a)

a map tool used to show distance

b)

a map tool used to tell direction

c)

a map tool used to tell what symbols mean

d)

a map tool used to tell the purpose of the map

18.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
19.

A 3D sphere that shows a map of the earth is called a...

a)

globe

b)

continent

c)

country

d)

ball

20.

The equator divides the Earth into what two hemispheres?

a)

Eastern and Southern

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Western and Eastern

d)

Northern and Western

21.

It's a large landmass that covers the Earth's surface. (there are seven)

a)

continent

b)

Ocean

c)

country

d)

state

22.

Which line is marked with an E?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Antarctic Circle

d)

Tropic of Cancer