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Maps & Timelines

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Both maps and globes show the _____ of places on Earth.

a)

time

b)

humans

c)

location

d)

year

2.

_____ are the same round shape as Earth.

a)

Globes

b)

Maps

c)

Latitude lines

d)

Landforms

3.

A _____ shows the directions north, south, east, and west on a map.

a)

geography

b)

compass rose

c)

decade

d)

century

4.

_____ are flat and do not show Earth's true shape.

a)

Landforms

b)

Economy

c)

Timelines

d)

Maps

5.

A _____ shows borders with the names of places, such as states and capital cities.

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

scale

d)

key

6.

A _____ shows the natural features of a place, such as mountains or oceans.

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

scale

d)

key

7.

The _____ shows what information on a map means.

a)

century

b)

decade

c)

scale

d)

key

8.

The _____ helps you understand the real distance between places on a map.

a)

century

b)

decade

c)

scale

d)

key

9.

_____ lines are parallel to the equator, which means they are horizontal.

a)

latitude

b)

timeline

c)

longitude

d)

physical

10.

_____ lines run vertically from the North Pole to the South Pole.

a)

latitude

b)

timeline

c)

longitude

d)

physical

11.

TRUE OR FALSE:

Earth's natural features are created by humans.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

_____ order is the arrangement of a list or events in the order in which they happened.

a)

horizontal

b)

vertical

c)

century

d)

chronological

13.

A decade is a period of _____ years.

a)

100

b)

1000

c)

10

d)

20

14.

A century is a period of _____ years.

a)

100

b)

1000

c)

10

d)

20

15.

_____ show the chronological order in which events happened.

a)

Timelines

b)

Decades

c)

Centuries

d)

Maps

16.

_____ timelines have the first event on the left and the more recent events on the right.

>>>>>>>>>

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

vertical

d)

horizontal

17.

_____ timelines have the first event on the bottom and the most recent events on the top.

^

^

^

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Vertical

d)

Horizontal

18.

B.C.E. stands for ___________.

a)

Be Cool Everywhere

b)

Before the Common Era

c)

Common Era

d)

Before Christ

19.

B.C. means

a)

Be Cool

b)

Before the Common Era

c)

Common Era

d)

Before Christ

20.

C.E. means

a)

Cat Ears

b)

Before the Common Era

c)

Common Era

d)

Before Christ

21.

TRUE OR FALSE:

Dates after Christ's birth can be called either C.E. or A.D.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

TRUE OR FALSE:

You can find the exact location of a place by mapping where latitude and longitude lines meet.

a)

true

b)

false