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Chapter 4: Finding Places on a Map

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A map that shows natural physical features such as rivers, lakes, mountains, and plains.

a)

physical feature

b)

physical map

c)

political map

d)

human feature

2.

The picture here gives cardinal directions. What is it called?

a)

map title

b)

compass rose

c)

map key

d)

alphanumeric grid

3.

A natural landform or body of water on Earth.

a)

physical map

b)

physical feature

c)

human feature

d)

map key

4.

What part of the map is this?

a)

compass rose

b)

map title

c)

map key

d)

cardinal directions

5.

The heading that tells what information is show on the map.

a)

map key

b)

compass rose

c)

map title

d)

political map

6.

Which are examples of cardinal directions?

a)

up, down, left, right

b)

northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

c)

north, east, south, west

d)

sideways, across, over, under

7.

The map key shown is used to...

a)

show cardinal directions

b)

list popular cities on a map

c)

give distances between cities

d)

explain what each symbol on a map means

8.

The four primary directions: north, south, east, and west.

a)

cardinal directions

b)

compass rose

c)

physical map

d)

map key

9.

What building is SOUTH of the hospital?

a)

school

b)

shop

c)

police

d)

store

10.

You are at school. What direction should you go to get to the hospital?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

11.

A tool that explains what the symbols on a map represent.

a)

human feature

b)

physical feature

c)

map key

d)

map title

12.

A characteristic of the environment created by people, such as a road, a house, or a city.

a)

cardinal directions

b)

map title

c)

human feature

d)

physical feature

13.

A map that shows boundaries, cities, highways, and other human features.

a)

political map

b)

physical feature

c)

human feature

d)

physical map

14.

Which city is near the BORDER?

a)

Jefferson City

b)

Springfield

c)

Joplin

d)

Columbia

15.

A map tool that indicates the orientation of north and other cardinal or intermediate directions on a map.

a)

map title

b)

cardinal directions

c)

compass rose

d)

map key

16.

Which city is the closest to the Ohio capital?

a)

Cincinnati

b)

Canton

c)

Dayton

d)

Cleveland

17.

Lake Erie is _______ of Ohio.

a)

south

b)

west

c)

north

d)

east

18.

Which type of map shows natural features?

a)

political map

b)

physical map

19.

Which type of map shows human features?

a)

political map

b)

physical map

20.

What would a physical map show?

a)

state capital

b)

roads

c)

area's elevation

d)

highways

21.

What would a political map show?

a)

landforms

b)

the Earth's surface

c)

State capital cities

d)

an area's elevation

22.

What would help you to locate places by breaking a map into rectangle sections?

a)

alphanumeric grid

b)

map key

c)

map title

d)

compass rose

23.

What animal is in C5?

a)

fish

b)

bird

c)

cat

d)

dog

24.

Which TWO spots have bridges?

a)

A3 and A4

b)

A2 and B2

c)

A3 and B2

d)

B2 and B3

25.

You would use a political map to find ______ Ohio. (PICK TWO)

a)

the highest point in

b)

major landforms

c)

states that border

d)

the longest highway in