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Reading a Map

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many continents are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
2.
How many oceans are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
3.
What is the name of the object by number 1?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
4.
What is the name of the object by number 2?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
5.
What is the name of the object by number 3?
a)
North America
b)
Antarctica 
c)
South Pole 
d)
Europe 
6.
What is the name of the object by number 4?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
South Pole 
d)
Africa
7.
What is the name of the object by number 5?
a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
8.
What is the name of the object by number 6?
a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
9.
What is the name of the object by number 7?
a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
10.
What is the name of the smallest continent? 
a)
Africa
b)
China
c)
Australia  
d)
The Bahamas
11.
What is the name of the largest continent? 
a)
Africa
b)
China
c)
Asia 
d)
The Bahamas
12.
What is the southern most continent?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Asia
c)
None 
d)
Afica
13.

There are three countries in North America. What are their names?

a)

Oklahoma, Kansas, Mexico

b)

Oklahoma, Texas, Ireland

c)

Mexico, Canada, United States

d)

Canada, Mexico, Oklahoma

14.

A compass rose shows

a)

the directions, N, S, E, B

b)

the directions S, N, B, W

c)

the directions E,W, S, SB

d)

the directions N, S, E, W

15.

The top of a map usually shows which direction.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

16.

What are some of the items that might be found on a map key?

a)

symbol for the capital of the state

b)

parks and airports

c)

rivers and waterways

d)

All of the above

17.

N,S,E,W are called..?

a)

cardinal directions

b)

minor directions

c)

simple directions

d)

none of the above

18.

To keep the order of directions, a saying was created. What is that saying?

a)

Always eat nasty sneakers.

b)

Never eat soggy waffles.

c)

Every elephant walks slowly

d)

We never eat socks.

19.

Mexico is ___________ of USA?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

20.

Canada is ___________ of the USA.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

21.

Which country is located between Canada and Mexico?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

USA

c)

South America

d)

California

22.

You live in what country right now?

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

Brazil

d)

USA