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Map Skills-SS '22

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the major line of latitude?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

The Prime Meridian

c)

The Equator

d)

The Arctic Circle

2.

What is the major line of longitude?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

The Prime Meridian

c)

The Tropic of Capricorn

d)

The Arctic Circle

3.

The Prime Meridian and The Equator are both at ____ degrees.

a)

90 degrees

b)

45 degrees

c)

180 degrees

d)

0 degrees

4.

Lines of LATITUDE are ______ and also called ______.

a)

horizontal and parallels

b)

horizontal and meridians

c)

vertical and parallels

d)

vertical and meridians

5.

Lines of LATITUDE are ______ and also called ______.

a)

horizontal and parallels

b)

horizontal and meridians

c)

vertical and parallels

d)

vertical and meridians

6.

Lines of LONGITUDE are ______ and also called ______.

a)

horizontal and parallels

b)

horizontal and meridians

c)

vertical and parallels

d)

vertical and meridians

7.

Which part of a map can help you find the direction in which a location can be found?

a)

compass rose

b)

map scale

c)

map title

d)

legend (map key)

8.

Which letter on the map identifies the Pacific Ocean?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

H

d)

A

9.

Which letter on the map identifies the continent of Asia?

a)

G

b)

B

c)

J

d)

A

10.

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

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

population density map

d)

climate map

11.

Which direction is found at number 6 on the compass?

a)

Southeast

b)

Southwest

c)

North

d)

Weast

12.

Which direction is found at number 3 on the compass?

a)

East

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

West

13.

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

14.

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

15.

What is the Zero degree line of latitude called

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Greenwich Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Parallel Meridian

16.

What is the zero degree line of longitude called?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Greenwich Mereidian

c)

Equator

d)

Parallel Meridian

17.

What does a map scale do?

a)

Tells the meaning of symbols on a map

b)

Tells what timezone you are in

c)

Tells what the map is describing

d)

Tells how much the map has been reduced

18.

What lists the four basic directions

a)

Map title

b)

Map scale

c)

Symbol

d)

Compass Rose

19.

Which is not a basic/cardinal direction

a)

North

b)

Southwest

c)

East

d)

South

20.

Which is not an intermediate direction?

a)

Southwest

b)

Southeast

c)

North

d)

Norhtwest

21.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
22.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
23.

What line divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

24.

What lines run from South to North alongside the Prime Meridian?

a)

latitude (parallels)

b)

longitude (meridians)

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

25.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
26.
Explains symbols used on the map
a)
map key
b)
map scale
c)
symbol
d)
latitude
27.
This element gives measurements  and shows distance between objects on the map
a)
Legend
b)
Key
c)
Title
d)
Scale
28.

What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?

a)

key

b)

legend

c)

scale

d)

grid

29.
What is located in E5?
a)
Twizzles
b)
Ice Cream
c)
Chips
d)
Pizza Hut
30.

Which is not a basic/cardinal direction

a)

North

b)

Southwest

c)

East

d)

South

31.

Which is not an intermediate direction?

a)

Southwest

b)

Southeast

c)

North

d)

Norhtwest