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Gr 9 Review on Map Reading #2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which "part of a map" is being highlighted?

a)

Title

b)

Scale

c)

Key

d)

Compass Rose

2.

Which "part of a map" is being highlighted?

a)

Title

b)

Scale

c)

Key

d)

Political

3.

A map ________is a section on the map that explains what the symbols mean.

a)

Key

b)

Title

c)

Scale

d)

Cardinal Directions

4.

This shows direction on the map.

a)

Key

b)

Scale

c)

Compass Rose

d)

West

5.

_________directions include, north, south, east, and west. 

a)

Intermediate

b)

Cardinal

c)

Scale

d)

Transition

6.

______________________directions show northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest.

a)

Intermediate

b)

Cardinal

c)

Scale

d)

Compass

7.

Which of the following is NOT an intermediate direction?

a)

North

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

8.

What part of a map would you use to figure out what a color represents on a map?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Scale

c)

Legend/Key

d)

Title

9.
tells the subject or topic of a map, what the map is about
a)
map title 
b)
map key/legend 
c)
map grid
d)
compass rose 
10.
The fire dept. is ______ of the school.
a)
South
b)
East
c)
North
d)
West
11.
Catherine's house is in the __ corner of the map.
a)
northern
b)
southern
c)
northwestern
d)
northeastern
12.

Which of these is not an Intermediate Directions?

a)

North South

b)

North East

c)

South West

d)

South East

13.

How many cardinal directions are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

14.

From David's House to the playground, which direction do you go?

a)

North

b)

South East

c)

West

d)

South West

15.

From the library to Alex's House, which direction do you go?

a)

North

b)

South East

c)

West

d)

South West

16.

Which is a Compass Rose

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.
The hotel is ____________ of the zoo.
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
18.

What direction would this person be traveling?

a)

N

b)

E

c)

S

d)

W

19.

Imagine you are on a camping trip with your family. You need to find the place where you are going to camp. You're in the mountains and phones don't work there. What might you use to find your way?

a)

map

b)

globe

c)

cell phone charger

d)

trees

20.

What are maps drawn on?

a)
b)
c)
21.

Which shape is a globe?

a)
b)
c)
22.

What is the same about both maps and globes?

a)

They help you see the world.

b)

They can be folded and put in your pocket.

c)

They show you what our planet looks like from space.

23.

A book of maps is called a/an ______

a)

Dictionary

b)

Script

c)

Atlas

d)

Encyclopedia

24.

A ___________ are lines that cross each other to form boxes.

a)

Longitudes

b)

Web site

c)

Grid system

d)

None of these

25.
What is located in E5?
a)
Twizzles
b)
Ice Cream
c)
Chips
d)
Pizza Hut
26.

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

27.

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

a)

10

b)

5

c)

7

d)

12

28.

What is at F2?

a)

Mountains

b)

River

c)

Treasure

d)

Lake

29.

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

a)

Northings

b)

Eastlings

c)

Northlings

d)

Eastings

30.

What is the missing number at the end of this grid reference for the church 24....?

a)

00

b)

01

c)

02

d)

03

31.

what is the four digit grid reference for the Hospital?

a)

4319

b)

1943

c)

1843

d)

4320

32.

What is the four digit grid reference for the car park?

a)

4519

b)

2044

c)

2045

d)

1945

33.

What is located at J10?

a)

Eagle

b)

Hyena

c)

Snake

d)

Cow

34.

What feature is at C4?

a)

Carpark

b)

Lookout

c)

Ranger’s Cabin

d)

Koala Habitat

35.

What feature is at i3?

a)

Carpark

b)

Lookout

c)

Ranger’s Cabin

d)

Koala Habitat

36.
What is the purpose of a map scale?
a)
To weigh the political power of the states
b)
To show where things are located on the map
c)
Compare the distance measured on the map to the actual distance on Earth
d)
To show how large the map is
37.

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

a)

Eastings

b)

Northings

38.

Major cities and capital cities noted on map is called a....

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

39.

A map that shows physical features of the land is called a...

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

40.

This type of map shows where gold and silver is located

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Natural Resource Map

d)

Climate Map