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Map Skills Practice

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What body of water is directly east of Kukawa?

a)

Lake Chad

b)

Biram

c)

Hausa States

d)

Benue River

2.

About how far is it from Kouroussa to Freetown?

a)

About 300 miles

b)

About 100 miles

c)

About 500 miles

d)

About 600 miles

3.

Why might it be difficult to reach the Cape Palmas if you go south from Manikoura?

a)

You have to cross the Nimba Mountains

b)

You have to cross the Sahara Desert

c)

You cannot reach Cape Palmas if you go south

4.

Which civilization shown on the map is the oldest?

a)

Kingdom of Mali

b)

Songhai Empire

c)

Hausa Bakwai States

d)

None of the above

5.

According to the map, the fastest way to get from Segu to Timbuktu would be to take the __ river.

a)

Niger

b)

Tilemsi

c)

Senegal

d)

Bani

6.

About how far is it between Bilma and Yola?

a)

About 300 miles

b)

About 100 miles

c)

Abouth 800 miles

d)

Abouth 600 miles

7.

To get from Tadmakka to Gwandu, you'd have to cross which political border?

a)

The Bosso Wadi

b)

The Azouak Wadi

c)

The Songhai border

d)

The Hausa Bakwai border

8.

What geographic feature is north of the kingdom of Mali?

a)

The Nimba mountains

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Sahara Desert

d)

The Niger River

9.

Which of the following is an example of a colonial EXPORT?

a)

textiles

b)

pepper

c)

flour

d)

gunpowder

10.

Which of the following is being shipped FROM the British colonies TO the West Indies?

a)

Coal

b)

Molasses

c)

Fish

d)

Gold

11.

According to the map, which country was in control of the Chinese city of Qingdao?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Great Britain

d)

Portugal

12.

Which map feature explains the map's symbols and shading?

a)

key/legend

b)

map title

c)

compass rose

d)

none of these

13.

Which map feature shows the cardinal (N/E/S/W) and intermediate directions?

a)

map key/legend

b)

compass rose

c)

map title

d)

scale

14.

Which map feature shows naturally occurring geographic features that separate one area from another?

a)

political boundaries

b)

geographic barriers

c)

borders

d)

all of the above

15.

Which direction is highlighted on the compass rose?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

16.

Which direction is highlighted on the compass rose?

a)

northeast

b)

northwest

c)

southeast

d)

southwest