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Map Skills

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What would be at 90 degrees south latitude?

a)

the South Pole

b)

the Prime Meridian

c)

the Equator

d)

the North Pole

2.

What part of a map shows the map's subject?

a)

the scale

b)

the compass rose

c)

the legend

d)

the title

3.

What divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres?

a)

the Equator

b)

Latitude lines

c)

the Prime Meridian

d)

Longitude lines

4.

Which term means lines that touch?

a)

Meridian

b)

Parallel

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

5.

What is a scale model of the Earth?

a)

a map

b)

a globe

c)

a satellite image

d)

the grid

6.

Lines of longitude begin a zero degrees and stop at

a)

90 degrees

b)

50 degrees

c)

150 degrees

d)

180 degrees

7.

The grid system of latitude and longitude lines was created to help us find places on Earth?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The map that shows country or state borders, capital cities and is usually very colorful is

a)

a physical map

b)

a political map

c)

a special purpose map

d)

a weather map

9.

Earth's seven large land masses are

a)

Peninsulas

b)

Islands

c)

Countries

d)

Continents

10.

Latitude lines start at zero at the ___ and stop at the ___ degrees at the __

a)

equator, 90, poles

b)

prime meridian, 90, poles

c)

equator, 180, prime meridian

d)

prime meridian, 180, poles

11.

What type of map shows where in the world an area on the map is located. Sometimes it shows a close up, other times it shows a view from far away.

a)

A legend

b)

A locator or inset

c)

A special purpose

d)

A physical

12.

Land surrounded by water on 3 sides is known as a(n)

a)

island

b)

peninsula

c)

strait

13.

Map makers use a __ to show distances between two points on a map.

a)

legend

b)

compass rose

c)

locator map

d)

scale

14.

The coordinates of a place are given as 45 degrees N and 105 degrees E would make an object lie in the

a)

Northern and Eastern hemispheres

b)

Southern and Western hemispheres

c)

Southern and Eastern hemispheres

d)

Northern and Western hemispheres

15.

The symbol on a map that shows the capital of a nation is

a)

a star

b)

a star in a circle

c)

a red star

d)

a solid black star

16.

Lines in the grid that DON'T touch are called ___

a)

Meridians

b)

Parallels

c)

Latitude and Parallel

d)

Longitude and Meridian

17.

Longitude lines meet at the ___

a)

North Pole

b)

North and South poles

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

18.

Directions such as North, South, East and West are called

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

c)

compass rose directions

d)

legend directions

19.

Maps that are. made for one specific reason or subject are called

a)

Physical Maps

b)

Special Purpose Maps

c)

Political Maps

d)

Climate Maps

20.

Coordinates of 15 degrees S and 75 degrees W would falls into what two hemispheres?

a)

Southern and Western

b)

Southern and Eastern

c)

Northern and Southern

d)

Northern and Western

21.

Maps that show how the land looks - the location of mountains, deserts, plains are called

a)

Special Purpose Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Locator Map

d)

Physical Map

22.

North America and South America are both located in the

a)

Southern

b)

Western

c)

Eastern

d)

Northern

23.

The equator is a zero degrees ___ while the prime meridian is at zero degrees __

a)

longitude, latitude

b)

north, east

c)

latitude, longitude

d)

south, west

24.

A landform that is surrounded by water on all sides is called an

a)

peninsula

b)

plateau

c)

island

d)

strait

25.

The part of the map that explains what the colors and symbols used on a map

a)

the compass rose

b)

the scale

c)

the locator map

d)

the legend

26.

Lines that run in an East to West direction on the grid system are

a)

longitude lines

b)

latitude lines

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

27.

Intermediate directions on the compass rose are

a)

N, S, E and W

b)

NE, SE, SW, and NW

28.

The largest continent of the seven is

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

29.

A map created to show population, rainfall, subway directions or directions around a town are called

a)

Political Maps

b)

Physical Maps

c)

Special Purpose Maps

d)

Tourist Maps

30.

The only continent that is also a country is

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

31.

Name the seven continents:

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32.

Name the 5 oceans

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33.

Explain the steps in plotting the coordinates (45 degrees N, 105 degrees W).

Make sure to list each step: where to start and which direction to go.

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