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Gr 9 Grid Reference

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Grid references are all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Light Brown Lines found on a map used to show the height and shape of the land?

b)

Numbered lines that run vertically [North/South] and horizontally [East West] on a map?

c)

Used to find specific locations on a map?

d)

Usually given as a 4-fig or 6-fig grid references?

2.

Four-figure grid reference is found in the:

a)

top left corner of a square

b)

bottom left corner of a square

c)

top right corner of a square

d)

bottom right corner of a square

3.

The horizontal lines in a grid are known as...

a)

Eastings

b)

Northings

4.

What are the reference numbers that appear first in a grid reference?

a)

Northings

b)

Eastlings

c)

Northlings

d)

Eastings

5.

The lines that run north to south in a grid are known as...

a)

Eastings

b)

Northings

6.

Six-figured grid references should be divided into ___ parts.

a)

10

b)

5

c)

7

d)

12

7.

What is the 4-figure Grid Reference (GR) for the caravan?

a)

1632

b)

1631

c)

3116

d)

1531

8.

What is the 4-figure GR for the letter B?

a)

1531

b)

1432

c)

1530

d)

1431

9.

What is the 4-figure GR for the letter D?

a)

3117

b)

173317

c)

1731

d)

1832

10.
What is the 6-figure Grid Reference (GR) for the power station?
a)
1434
b)
141342
c)
146346
d)
152354
11.

There are __basic elements of a map.

a)

Two

b)

Five

c)

Six

12.

Help in calculating the distance between two places on the map.

a)

Title

b)

North line

c)

Scale

13.

Explains signs ,symbols and colours used In the map.

a)

Legend or key

b)

Title

c)

Grid

14.

The true model of the earth.

a)

Map

b)

Atlas

c)

Globe

15.
Lines that run north and south and measure distances in degrees from the Prime Meridian are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Meridian
d)
Scale
16.
Lines that run west and east and measure distances in degrees from the Equator are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Wrongitude
d)
Attitude
17.
Which map element tells us the cardinal and intermediate directions?
a)
Scale
b)
Title
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Legend
18.
The center line of latitude, measured at 0 degrees is the ________________.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Legend
c)
Boiling Point
d)
Equator
19.

A ___________ tells the reader what the map is illustrating.

a)

title

b)

symbols

c)

labels

d)

colors

20.

On a compass rose, N, S, E, W are called the _____________

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

21.

__________________ lines run parallel to the equator.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

don't pick this one

d)

wrong answer

22.

Which of the following is a TRUE statement?

a)

There are different kinds of globes depending on its purpose.

b)

A map and globe are tools used to locate places on Earth.

c)

A globe is a flat surface that represents the whole world.

23.

Which of the following statement is TRUE about a map?

a)

A map is the exact model of the world.

b)

There is only one map - a political map.

c)

A map is a flat representation of the world or a particular place.

24.
North, South, East, and West
a)
names of Kanye's kids
b)
intermediate directions
c)
cardinal directions
d)
never eat soggy waffles
25.
Natural aspects of geography including landforms, waterways, natural resources, and climate
a)
political features
b)
cultural features
c)
physical features
d)
landform features
26.
Maps that show boundaries such and country and state boundaries
a)
political
b)
physical
c)
professional
d)
population
27.

What do we call the largest areas of land?

a)

Islands

b)

Peninsulas

c)

Countries

d)

Continents

28.

The equator and the prime meridian are used to create the

a)

Four Hemispheres

b)

Regions

c)

Continents

d)

Oceans

29.
In which direction would you have to travel to go from the bank to the hospital?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
30.
The cinema is ______________ of the zoo.
a)
Southeast
b)
North
c)
West
d)
Northwest
31.
The hotel is ____________ of the zoo.
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
32.
Catherine's house is in the __ corner of the map.
a)
northern
b)
southern
c)
northwestern
d)
northeastern
33.

A grid can help us reproduce a simple drawing of a place.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

34.
What does this map symbol represent?
a)
Campsite
b)
Caravan Site
c)
Pub
d)
Parking
35.

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

a)

key

b)

legend

c)

scale

d)

grid

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