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Maps and Key Elements

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of map is it?

a)

Physical Maps

b)

Political Maps

c)

Thematic Maps

d)

Road Maps

2.

What do physical maps show?

a)

The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries.

b)

Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas

c)

Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region

d)

Directions to PE class

3.

Thematic maps show

a)

Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas

b)

The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries.

c)

Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region

d)

Themes of books and movies

4.

What does a political map show?

a)

state and national boundaries and capital and major cities

b)

the physical features of an area, such as the mountains, rivers and lakes.

c)

shows a particular theme or subject matter

d)

elevation

5.

Which element explains signs, symbols and colors used in the map?

a)

Title

b)

Grid

c)

Orientation

d)

Legend

6.

Which element help in calculating the distance between two places on the map?

a)

Title

b)

Orientation

c)

Scale

d)

Grid

7.

A ___________ tells the reader what the map is illustrating

a)

Title

b)

Symbols

c)

Labels

d)

Colors

8.

You can use ______ to illustrate physical features like deserts and bodies of water.

a)

Symbols

b)

Inset map

c)

Latitude

d)

Colors

9.

What map element is circled here?

a)

Title

b)

Legend

c)

Scale

d)

Compass rose

10.

How many continents are there?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

8

d)

12

11.

How many oceans are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

12.

What is Geography?

a)

The study of science and insects

b)

The study of the spatial characteristics of the world's land and people

c)

The study of language, beliefs, food, or customs that is shared by a group.

d)

The study of the physical qualities that reflect the culture of a particular place