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WorksheetsMap skills 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What hemisphere do you live in?
a)
Canadian
b)
Northern
c)
Southern
d)
Mexican
2.
What Continent do you live on?
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
Australia
3.
The four main points of the compass North, South, East, and West.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Intermediate Directions
d)
Map Scale
4.
A circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart.
a)
A Point
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map Scale
d)
Direction
5.
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
6.
This map element tells the purpose of the map
a)
Title
b)
Scale
c)
Legend
d)
Key
7.
Which continent is located at letter "A"?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Asia
8.
Which continent is located at letter "B"?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Central America
d)
African America
9.
Which continent is located at letter "D"?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
10.
Which continent is located at letter "E"?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
Antarctica
Antarctica
11.
How many continents are there?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
5
d)
7
12.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
13.
What is a map scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house
14.
Latitude lines run
a)
East to West
b)
North to South
15.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
16.
To locate places on the Earth, we use,
a)
Grid view - both latitudes and longitudes
b)
Only latitudes
c)
Only longitudes
d)
None of the above
17.
The imaginary horizontal lines running parallel on the Earth is called
a)
Grid
b)
Latitude
c)
Longitude
d)
Heat zone
18.
The Southernmost extent the Sun appears directly overhead at noon is
a)
Antarctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Equator
19.
The amount of heat received by the various parts of the Earth is determined by
a)
Shape of the Earth
b)
Inclination of the Earth's axis
c)
Movement of the Earth
d)
All of the above
20.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
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