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Map Skills Quiz

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 24mins

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 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

9.

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

10.

Identify this map

a)

Population map

b)

Elevation Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

11.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

12.

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

a)

Political

b)

Physical

13.

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

a)

Political

b)

Physical

14.

Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

southeast

d)

west

15.

Symbol means...

a)

something people do year after year.

b)

the direction that you will travel.

c)

is an object or picture that stands for something else.

d)

a tool on a map that shows distance.

16.

half of the earth

a)

degree

b)

Mars

c)

hemisphere

17.

the ratio between the size of a thing and its representation

a)

scale

b)

continent

c)

degree

18.

A network of lines that cross each other to form a series of squares or rectangles

a)

grid

b)

phone lines

c)

equator

19.

0 degree longitude

a)

hemisphere

b)

Africa

c)

Prime Meridian

20.

A set of imaginary lines used to measure distances that run east to west.

a)

equator

b)

longitude

c)

directions

d)

latitude

21.

A set of imaginary lines used to measure distances that run north and south.

a)

North Pole

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

latitude

22.

The starting point for measuring longitude.

a)

latitude

b)

equator

c)

prime meridian

d)

longitude

23.

Imaginary lines that run from side to side (east to west) around the globe are called lines of _________.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

attitude

24.

Imaginary lines that run from top to bottom (north to south) of the globe are called lines of _________.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

altitude

25.

The Equator is a line of __________.

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

meridian

26.

The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude that divides the Earth into ____________ hemispheres.

a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Southern and Eastern

c)

Eastern and Western

27.

The Equator divides the Earth into ____________ hemispheres.

a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Southern and Eastern

c)

Eastern and Western

28.

The United States of America lies in BOTH the ________ and the __________ hemispheres.

a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Northern and Western

c)

Eastern and Western

29.

Lines of latitude are also called ________.

a)

meridians

b)

parallels

c)

line

30.

Lines of longitude are also called __________.

a)

meridians

b)

parallels

c)

lines

31.

Using the map, which state is EAST of Alabama?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Georgia

c)

Tennessee

d)

Atlantis

32.

Using the map, which state is south of Kansas?

a)

Mexico

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Nebraska

d)

California

33.

Which direction is found at number 6 on the compass?

a)

Southeast

b)

Southwest

c)

North

d)

Weast

34.

Which direction is found at number 3 on the compass?

a)

East

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

West

35.

Which part of a map is used to compare the distance on a map to the distance in the real world?

a)

map title

b)

map scale

c)

compass rose

d)

map key

36.

This map shows the United States. What type of map is it?

a)

Physical map

b)

Political map

c)

Climate map

d)

Annual rainfall map

37.

What type of map shows the borders of states and countries?

a)

Political map

b)

Physical map

c)

Population density map

d)

Treasure map

38.

This part of a map shows what the symbols on a map mean.

a)

Map key (legend)

b)

Map title

c)

Map scale

d)

Mappy map