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Maps and Location Quiz Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These maps show the land and water features of the Earth's surface.

a)

Special Purpose Maps

b)

Political Maps

c)

Sassy Maps

d)

Physical Maps

2.

These maps show the names and borders of countries, states, cities and other man-made boundaries.

a)

Physical Maps

b)

Political Maps

c)

Gorgeous Map

d)

Special Purpose Maps

3.

These maps show any specific information about the Earth, such as roads, population, religion, historical information etc.

a)

Physical Maps

b)

Political Maps

c)

Marvelous Maps

d)

Special Purpose Maps

4.

These lines run East-West and measure North-South of the Equator.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

hemisphere

d)

prime meridian

5.

These lines run North-South around the Earth and measure distance East-West from the Prime Meridian.

a)

latitude

b)

parallels

c)

longitude

d)

hemisphere

6.

This is the 0 degree latitude line.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Northern Hemisphere

c)

Equator

d)

coordinate line

7.

This means "half sphere". The equator creates the Northern and Southern ones, the Prime Meridian creates the Eastern and Western ones.

a)

coordinate

b)

latitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

hemisphere

8.

This map tool helps to measure distance between points on a map.

a)

scale

b)

compass rose

c)

key

d)

screw driver

9.

This map tool helps "unlock" information on a map, such as the meaning of colors, lines and symbols.

a)

compass rose

b)

cardinal directions

c)

scale

d)

key

10.

This map tool shows the location of the cardinal directions on a map.

a)

scale

b)

compass rose

c)

apple sauce

d)

key

11.

North, South, East, West.

a)

key

b)

coordinates

c)

cardinal directions

d)

scale

12.

A set of latitude and longitude lines is called

a)

coordinates

b)

full house

c)

map scale

d)

Prime Meridian

13.

This type of location is found by using other objects near you. For example, "Mr. Rousseau's birthday party is at Chuck E. Cheese!"

a)

absolute location

b)

approximate location

c)

relative location

d)

coordinate location

14.

This location is found using latitude and longitude coordinates.

a)

exact location

b)

relative location

c)

almost a location

d)

absolute location

15.

What letter is found at (15N, 45W)?

a)

A

b)

H

c)

J

d)

D

16.

What letter is found at (60S, 120W)?

a)

I

b)

F

c)

B

d)

C

17.

Use the map scale to calculate approximately how many miles it is from Orlando, FL to Washington, DC.

a)

250 miles

b)

550 miles

c)

850 miles

d)

1550 miles