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WorksheetsMaps and Location Quiz Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
These maps show the land and water features of the Earth's surface.
Special Purpose Maps
Political Maps
Sassy Maps
Physical Maps
These maps show the names and borders of countries, states, cities and other man-made boundaries.
Physical Maps
Political Maps
Gorgeous Map
Special Purpose Maps
These maps show any specific information about the Earth, such as roads, population, religion, historical information etc.
Physical Maps
Political Maps
Marvelous Maps
Special Purpose Maps
These lines run East-West and measure North-South of the Equator.
latitude
longitude
hemisphere
prime meridian
These lines run North-South around the Earth and measure distance East-West from the Prime Meridian.
latitude
parallels
longitude
hemisphere
This is the 0 degree latitude line.
Prime Meridian
Northern Hemisphere
Equator
coordinate line
This means "half sphere". The equator creates the Northern and Southern ones, the Prime Meridian creates the Eastern and Western ones.
coordinate
latitude
Prime Meridian
hemisphere
This map tool helps to measure distance between points on a map.
scale
compass rose
key
screw driver
This map tool helps "unlock" information on a map, such as the meaning of colors, lines and symbols.
compass rose
cardinal directions
scale
key
This map tool shows the location of the cardinal directions on a map.
scale
compass rose
apple sauce
key
North, South, East, West.
key
coordinates
cardinal directions
scale
A set of latitude and longitude lines is called
coordinates
full house
map scale
Prime Meridian
This type of location is found by using other objects near you. For example, "Mr. Rousseau's birthday party is at Chuck E. Cheese!"
absolute location
approximate location
relative location
coordinate location
This location is found using latitude and longitude coordinates.
exact location
relative location
almost a location
absolute location
What letter is found at (15N, 45W)?
A
H
J
D
What letter is found at (60S, 120W)?
I
F
B
C
Use the map scale to calculate approximately how many miles it is from Orlando, FL to Washington, DC.
250 miles
550 miles
850 miles
1550 miles
