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Map Skills

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
This map element tells the purpose of the map
a)
Title
b)
Scale
c)
Legend
d)
Key
3.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
4.
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
5.

What direction is missing?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

6.

A 3D sphere that shows a map of the earth is called a...

a)

globe

b)

continent

c)

country

d)

ball

7.

What city is located closest to 70'W and 40'N?

a)

Denver

b)

Niagra Fallas

c)

Boston

d)

Houston

8.

What is the geographical feature labeled with a C?

a)

James River

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Mississippi River

9.

What is the geographical feature labeled with a B?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Himalayan Mountains

10.

What is the geographical feature labeled with an E?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Andes Mountains

11.

What is the geographical feature labeled with a D?

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Chesapeake Bay

12.

What is the name of the imaginary line that runs from east to west, and separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

13.

What is the name of the imaginary line on the globe that runs north to south, and separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

14.

Identify this map

a)

Population map

b)

Elevation Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

15.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

16.

A map showing cities, capitals, and states is which type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

17.

A map showing bodies of water, lakes, and islands is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical