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Map and directions

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which answer is not a Cardinal
direction?
a)
North
b)
East
c)
Northeast
d)
South
2.
Which answer shows the tool we
use for cardinal and intermediate
directions?
a)
line of longitude
b)
compass rose
c)
map
d)
key
3.
The hotel is ____________ of the zoo.
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
4.
In which direction would you have to travel to go from the bank to the hospital?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
5.

The cinema is ______________ of the zoo.

a)

Southeast

b)

North

c)

West

d)

Northwest

6.
Which answer shows all of
the Intermediate Directions?
a)
South, North, East, West
b)
North, Northeast, Northwest
c)
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest,
Southwest
d)
South, Southeast, Southwest
7.
We need directions so we do not
get lost, to help us get from one
place to another, and so we know
where we are.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The four cardinal directions include
Northeast.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
North, South, East and West are all called the ____________________ directions.
a)
main
b)
cardinal
c)
four
d)
intermediate
10.
What is the name of this object, which can be found on most maps?
a)
directions lily
b)
compass rose
c)
compass orchid
d)
fleur de lis
11.

North, East, South, West are what kind of directions?

a)

Cardinal Directions

b)

Intermediate Directions

12.

Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest are what kind of directions

a)

Cardinal Directions

b)

Intermediate Directions

13.

Use the compass rose. What letter is North?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

Use the compass rose. What letter is East?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Use the map. If you fly from Australia to South America what direction did you fly?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

16.

Use the map. If you fly to Africa from Europe what direction did you go?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

17.

Use the compass rose. Where would you find Southwest?

a)

Between A and B

b)

Between C and B

c)

Between C and D

d)

Between A and D

18.

Use the compass rose. Where would you find Northwest?

a)

Between A and B

b)

Between C and B

c)

Between C and D

d)

Between A and D

19.

One half of the earth is called a...

a)

Quartersphere

b)

Sphere

c)

Half

d)

Hemisphere

20.

How many hemispheres does earth have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

What line divides the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

22.

What line divides the earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

23.

Use the map. What two hemispheres is Australia in?

a)

Southern & Eastern

b)

Southern & Western

c)

Northern & Southern

d)

Eastern & Western

24.

Use the map. What hemispheres is North America in?

a)

Northern & Southern

b)

Northern & Western

c)

Southern

d)

Eastern & Western

25.

Use the Map. What hemispheres is the Pacific Ocean in?

a)

Northern

b)

Northern & Eastern

c)

Northern & Eastern & Southern

d)

All 4 Hemispheres