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All About Maps: REVIEW

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scientists that study the Earth and the way living

things use it.

a)

equator

b)

geographers

c)

globe

d)

compass rose

e)

prime meridian

2.

The four main directions- north, south, east, and west.

a)

equator

b)

Cardinal Directions

c)

globe

d)

compass rose

e)

prime meridian

3.

An imaginary line that runs around the widest part of the Earth. It separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

a)

equator

b)

Cardinal Directions

c)

globe

d)

compass rose

e)

prime meridian

4.

A tool that shows the four main directions- north,

south, east, and west.

a)

equator

b)

Cardinal Directions

c)

globe

d)

compass rose

e)

prime meridian

5.

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the

eastern and western hemispheres.

a)

equator

b)

Cardinal Directions

c)

globe

d)

compass rose

e)

prime meridian

6.

A small model of the Earth that is shaped like a sphere,

or a ball.

a)

equator

b)

Cardinal Directions

c)

globe

d)

compass rose

e)

prime meridian

7.

A _________________ is a small model of the Earth that is shaped like a

sphere.

a)

Ball

b)

Map

c)

globe

d)

compass rose

8.

A _________________ is flat, can be folded up, and shows you all or part of

the Earth. It can show where streets, highways, and buiildings are located.

a)

Map

b)

Road

c)

Globe

d)

Ball

9.

How many oceans are on the Earth?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

12

10.

How many continents are on the Earth?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

12

11.

How many hemispheres is the Earth split up into?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

4

12.

The United States is located in which two hemispheres?

a)

northern and southern

b)

northern and western

c)

eastern and western

d)

southern and eastern

13.

SELECT ALL of the following that are intermediate directions.

a)

Northeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Northwest

d)

Southeast

e)

Northsouth

14.

Which type of map shows the number of people that live in a certain

area of land?

a)

political map

b)

elevation map

c)

physical map

d)

population map

15.

Which one of the following describes a political map?

a)

shows different landforms

b)

shows borders between states

c)

shows how many people live in a

certain area of land

d)

shows the height of the land