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Map Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this symbol?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

compass rose

d)

map

2.

What part of a map shows what the symbols mean?

a)

map key

b)

political map

c)

physical map

d)

compass rose

3.

What is a symbol?

a)

a picture that stands for an object

b)

a tool that draws different shapes

c)

a drawing that shows directions

d)

a list of places that are not on a map

4.

A map shows a place

a)

from above

b)

from the side

c)

from below

5.

What does a map key explain?

a)

the purpose of the map

b)

distances on the map

c)

symbols on the map

6.

You can use a compass rose to

a)

draw circles on maps

b)

tell directions on maps

c)

show flowers on a map

7.

Why would you use a globe?

a)

to find countries around the world

b)

to find small towns in your state

c)

to see where buildings are in your town

8.

Which map will help you find your way around town?

a)

a street map

b)

a map of the country

c)

a map of the world

9.

What is north of the picnic area?

a)

woods

b)

soccer field

c)

swimming pool

d)

playground

10.
What is south of the woods?
a)
soccer field
b)
playground
c)
swimming pool 
d)
picnic area
11.
What is west of the ice cream stand?
a)
playground
b)
swimming pool
c)
picnic area
d)
woods
12.
What is east of the jogging path?
a)
woods
b)
swimming pool
c)
playground
d)
ice cream stand
13.

North, South, East and West are called....

a)

intermediate directions

b)

maps

c)

cardinal directions

d)

ways to go

14.

What are the intermediate directions?

a)

north, south, east and west

b)

northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

c)

up, down, left, and right

15.

What does a map scale do?

a)

a tool that shows details about an area

b)

a tool that shows north, south, east, and west on a map

c)

a chart that explains what symbols mean on a map

d)

compares distance on a map to distance on Earth

16.

What is this map element called?

a)

map key

b)

map scale

c)

compass rose

d)

globe

17.

What map element is this?

a)

map key

b)

map scale

c)

compass rose

d)

globe

18.
You can use a scale on a map to:
a)
Find out how much the map weighs
b)
Determine the distance from one point to another
c)
Understand the meaning of the map's symbols
d)
Dance the night away
19.

A line that goes North and South is called _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

20.

A line that goes East and West is called _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

21.

The Equator is an invisible line that divides the Earth into _____ parts.

a)

19

b)

7

c)

2

22.

The Equator divides the Earth into the Northern and ______ hemispheres.

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

23.

The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the _______ and Western hemispheres.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

24.

This imaginary line is called _____________

a)

THE ARCTIC POLE

b)

THE PRIME MERIDIAN

c)

THE TROPIC OF CANCER

d)

THE EQUATOR

25.

This imaginary line is called _____________

a)

THE ARCTIC POLE

b)

THE PRIME MERIDIAN

c)

THE TROPIC OF CANCER

d)

THE EQUATOR

26.

What direction is indicated by the number 6?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

27.
What direction is indicated by the number 2?
a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
28.
What direction is indicated by the number 4?
a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
29.
What direction is indicated by the number 1?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
30.
What direction is indicated by the number 3?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
31.

What is the location of Twizzlers?

a)

A3

b)

B1

c)

D1

d)

B5

32.

What is the location of Tootsie Rolls?

a)

A3

b)

B1

c)

D1

d)

B5

33.

What is the location of Snickers?

a)

A3

b)

B1

c)

D4

d)

B5

34.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
35.
What ocean would you be in if you were at 30 degrees south and 150 degrees west?
a)
The Atlantic Ocean
b)
The Arctic Ocean
c)
The Pacific Ocean
d)
The Indian Ocean