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Social Studies Weekly 5th Grade Map Skills

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ are useful when you need to see the Earth in a more accurate, spherical shape.

a)

Cartographers

b)

Legends

c)

Globes

d)

Maps

2.

__________ are drawings of places around the world.

a)

Cartographers

b)

Legends

c)

Globes

d)

Maps

3.

You can tell the distance on a map by looking at the __________.

a)

scale

b)

compass rose

c)

legend

d)

globe

4.

A __________ map shows the borders of regions, countries, states, and cities.

a)

physical

b)

climate

c)

political

d)

population

5.

A __________ map shows the natural features of an area, including landforms, mountains, valleys, lakes, and streams.

a)

physical

b)

climate

c)

political

d)

population

6.

A __________ map is used to show the overall distribution of the population within a particular area or region.

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

climate

d)

population

7.

A __________ map shows the weather patterns, precipitation, and temperature of an area.

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

climate

d)

population

8.

The ________________ of a place tells us where a place is relative to, or compared to, something else.

a)

relative location

b)

similar location

c)

absolute location

d)

approximate location

9.

Another name for a place's exact location is?

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

c)

approximate location

d)

similar location

10.

The __________ divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

hemisphere

d)

Date line

11.

The __________ includes all of the land and oceans that are north of the Equator.

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

12.

The __________ includes all of the land and oceans that are south of the Equator.

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

13.

The imaginary line that divides the world into Eastern and Western hemispheres is called ___________________.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

time zones

d)

International Date Line

14.

The starting point for time zones is the __________.

a)

International Date Line

b)

Equator

c)

Prime Meridian in Greenwich

d)

Prime Meridian

15.

The __________ defines the boundary between one day and the next.

a)

International Date Line

b)

Equator

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Prime Meridian in Greenwich

16.

What type of map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Climate

c)

Population

d)

Physical

17.

What type of map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Climate

18.

What type of map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Climate

c)

Physical

d)

Population

19.

If I wanted to see the elevation of an area, what type of map would I use?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

climate

d)

population

20.

If I wanted to see where the majority of people lived in the United States, I would look at a __________________ map.

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

climate

d)

population