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Map Skills (And More)

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
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1.

In which of the following situations would you most likely use map skills?

a)

Placing an address in your phone's GPS to find the location of a party

b)

Hiking in the mountains where phone reception is not strong.

c)

Going on a road trip on major highways in highly populated areas.

d)

Checking the weather forecast.  

2.

What is the major difference between a physical and political map?

a)

A physical map only shows political boundaries.

b)

A political map only shows landforms.

c)

A physical map shows landforms, while a political map shows  political boundaries.

d)

A physical map shows political boundaries, while a political map  shows landforms

3.

Which of the following divides the Eastern and Western Hemisphere?

a)

Parallel

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Prime Meridian

4.

In which situation would a globe be most helpful?

a)

When you are trying to determine the capital of a country.

b)

When you are doing a project on a country.

c)

 When you are trying to understand the distance between  countries.

d)

When you are trying to get to a location.

5.

What do most people use to explain  

where something is located? 

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Relative Location

6.

What is one reason to study history?

a)

Because the government says to

b)

We need to learn facts

c)

To get a better worldview

d)

To make us bored

7.

What is Mr. James favorite baseball team

a)
b)
c)
d)