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How to Read a Map

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Examine the map. What does green stand for?

a)

hills

b)

plains

c)

deserts

d)

mountains

2.

Examine the map. Which countries have high mountains?

a)

Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar

b)

Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen

c)

Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman

d)

Oman, UAE, and Bahrain

3.

What symbol is located to the north of the park?

a)

police station

b)

barber shop

c)

school

d)

house

4.

Examine the map. Which country has the most mountains?

a)

Bahrain

b)

Oman

c)

UAE

d)

Saudi Arabia

5.

What does a Compass Rose show?

a)

Where to find roses

b)

Cardinal direction

c)

Shaded arrows to look cool

d)

How to find stars

6.

All maps have a _____________. The __________________ tells you the subject of the map.

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Title

c)

Scale Bar

d)

Oral Traditions

7.

Explains what the symbols on a map represent is a _____________________

a)

History

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Title

d)

Legend or Key

8.

A _______________________ helps you find the actual distance between points shown on the map.

a)

Title

b)

Scale Bar

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Legend or Key

9.

A ___________________ gives directions and find locations on a map

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Scale Bar

c)

TItle

d)

Legend or Key

10.

_____________________ represents what a region looks like by showing its major physical features, such as hills, plains, elevation and relief.

a)

Political Map

b)

Thematic Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Special Map

11.

A _________________ shows political borders, such as continents, countries, and divisions within countries.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Inset Map

d)

Thematic Map

12.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Creative Map

c)

Political Map

d)

Thematic Map

13.

What type of map is this?

a)

Political Map

b)

Thematic Map

c)

Inset Map

d)

Physical Map

14.

A compass rose tell us which ____________ places are in.

a)

distance

b)

symbol

c)

direction

15.

What is this map element called?

a)

Legend

b)

Star Guide

c)

Cardinal Diamond

d)

Compass Rose

16.

The symbols shown are examples of items that would be found on a ______________________ of a map.

a)

Legend

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Scale

d)

Border

17.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Population Map

b)

Climate Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

18.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Population Map

19.
The four main points of the compass North, South, East, and West.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Intermediate Directions
d)
Map Scale
20.
What is the map element that tells what symbols on the map mean?
a)
Key/Compass
b)
Key/Legend
c)
Legend/Scale
d)
Inset/Scale
21.

A map that shows mountains, rivers, deserts, etc is called a:

a)

political map

b)

physical maps

c)

thematic maps

d)

climatic maps

22.

A map that shows political boundaries, cities, towns, etc., is called a:

a)

scale

b)

sketch

c)

thematic maps

d)

political maps

23.

What is the title of this map?

a)

KEY

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

The European Union, 2009

d)

Atlantic Ocean

24.

What is the westernmost country in the European Union

a)

France

b)

Greece

c)

Portugal

d)

United Kingdom

25.

What body of water is bordered by both Spain and Greece

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

26.

What is the title of this map?

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Religions of Asia

d)

Asia

27.

What religion is shown by the color green?

a)

Islam

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Asia

d)

Christianity

28.

What landforms takes up most of north western New England

a)

Mountains

b)

Peninsulas

c)

Islands

d)

Plains

29.

What is the capital of Massachusetts

a)

Boston

b)

Hartford

c)

Concord

d)

Providence

30.

What is this map trying to show?

a)

Climate regions

b)

population distribution

c)

political parties

d)

national borders

31.

A ___________________ _______ shows how many people live in certain areas.

a)

physical map

b)

population map

c)

climate map

d)

resource map

32.

A ___________________ _______ shows government features such as names and boundaries of countries, states, and cities.

a)

physical map

b)

population map

c)

climate map

d)

political map

33.

What town has a population under 10,000?

a)

Junction City

b)

Third Fork

c)

Friendly Corner

34.

Using the compass rose, which directions are the mountains from the lake?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

35.

What are the majority resources are found along the eastern coast?

a)

Iron Ore

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Coal

d)

Asbestos

36.

What resource would you say is the most abundant?

a)

Iron Ore

b)

Silver

c)

Crude Oil

d)

Asbestos

37.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
flatter area
d)
river
38.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
flatter area
d)
river
39.

What is an example of a label you could find on a political map?

a)

The name of the country

b)

The symbol that shows which way north is

c)

A line of latitude

d)

A line of longitude

40.

On the following map, what do the grey triangles represent?

a)

Sources of fuel

b)

Gold mines

c)

Areas where precious gems can be found

d)

Areas where nonmetals can be found

41.

Which type of map would be good to use to find natural features and things like elevation?

a)

Physical map

b)

Political map

c)

Special-purpose map

42.

Which type of map might be used in finding countries?

a)

Physical map

b)

Political map

c)

Special-purpose maps

43.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Population Map

b)

Thematic Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Road Map

44.

What type of map would be helpful if you were looking for an area that had a lot of mining jobs?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Resource Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Historical Map

45.

A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Climate

46.

What type of map would you use if you wanted to find the countries bordering Egypt?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Road

d)

Topographic

47.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Resource

d)

Topographic

48.

What type of map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Resource

c)

Economic

d)

Climate

49.
Which map shows the mountains and lakes on it?
a)
Vegetation map
b)
Contour map
c)
Physical map
d)
Historical map
50.
This is a table of symbols used on a map?
a)
Key
b)
Legend
c)
Scale
d)
Equator
51.
Which definition best matches the term population density?
a)
human beings in general
b)
number of people in a particular area
c)
A measurement of people for a specific area
d)
All the inhabitants of a particular area
52.
Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?
a)
desert
b)
coast
53.
Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?
a)
temperate climate
b)
polar climate
54.
The average number of people living in an area
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
c)
urbanization
d)
population rate
55.
Which of these best explains the high population density in China's eastern region?
a)
The region is not capable of supporting large scale farming
b)
The region is close to the ocean and has favorable climate
c)
The region is home to the emperor 
d)
The region is located near active volcanoes
56.
Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?
a)
mountain range
b)
island
57.

Which continent (not counting Antarctica) averages the fewest people per square mile?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

e)

Australia

58.

In which part of Australia are most of the people located?

a)

along the eastern and southeastern

coasts

b)

in central Australia

c)

along the northern coast

d)

in western Australia

59.

Which continent is more densely populated, Africa or Europe?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

South America

60.

Which region of the United States has fewer people per square mile, the Northeast or the Southwest?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southwest

c)

North

d)

West

61.

The world’s two most-populous countries are on which continent?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

South America

e)

Africa

62.

In terms of this map, what do northern North

America and southern South America have in

common? (choose two answers)

a)

Both are sparsely populated

b)

Both are densely populated

c)

Both are less than one person per square mile

d)

Both have 11-25 people per square mile

63.

Which environment is difficult to live in due to water scarcity?

a)

Tropical rainforests

b)

Mountain ranges

c)

Deserts

d)

Permanently frozen ground

64.
Human beings avoid all but which of these regions?
a)
Warm lands
b)
Dry lands
c)
High lands
d)
Wet lands
65.

Why would an area be sparsely populated?

a)

lack of natural resources

b)

land is covered with ice

c)

land cannot be developed

d)

all of the above

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