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BOLTSS and Mapping

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the B in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Border

b)

Banana

c)

Background

d)

Banner

2.

What does the O in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Orange

b)

Observe

c)

Orientation

d)

Outside

3.

What does the L in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Log

b)

Lion

c)

Lollipop

d)

Legend

4.

What does the T in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Title

b)

Trim

c)

Tough

d)

Tag

5.

What does the first S in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Scale

b)

Size

c)

Snack

d)

Sideways

6.

What does the second S in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Size

b)

Start

c)

Source

d)

Sort

7.

According to the colour guide on this key, which of the following colours show roads?

a)

Red and black

b)

Red and brown

c)

Brown and blue

d)

Brown and black

8.
What are the four directions on a compass?
a)
Top, bottom, left, right
b)
Night, Early, Winter, Summer
c)
North, East, South, West
d)
Latitude, longitude, north pole, south pole
9.
What is this a picture of?
a)
map
b)
Earth
c)
globe
d)
compass rose
10.
The star is a symbol for
a)
a city
b)
the police
c)
the road
d)
the river
11.

On a map, the height above sea level is known as the:

a)

Contour line

b)

Contour interval

c)

Scale

d)

Elevation

12.

Which BOLTSS feature tells you what the colours/symbols mean?

a)

Title

b)

Legend

c)

Scale

d)

Source

13.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Topographic

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Choropleth

14.

Scale is important because

a)

We can accurately measure the distance between places

b)

We can draw large area on a small peice of paper

c)

We can enlarge small items to see more detail

d)

All of the above

15.

What type of map would you use to find a local park?

a)

Thematic

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Street Map

16.

What type of map would you use to find a local Capital City?

a)

Thematic

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Street Map

17.

What type of map might you use to visit a town you have never been to before?

a)

Tourist Map

b)

Topographic Map

c)

Choropleth Map

d)

Synoptic Chart

18.

A person who makes maps is called a...?

a)

Map maker

b)

Cartographer

c)

Mapper

d)

Surveyor

19.

Which element of BOLTSS is missing from this map?

a)

Orientation

b)

Border

c)

Title

d)

Scale

20.

The Scale on the map tells me the relationship between

a)

the distance on the map and the height of the map

b)

the distance on the map and the weight of the map

c)

the distance on the map and the distance on the ground

d)

the height and the weight