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MAP SKILLS REVISION

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The four (4) features on a map

a)

Title, direction, US Map, and Caribbean Map

b)

Title, Key, scale, and direction

c)

Key, scale, title, flags

d)

Stars, key, direction, title

2.

The four (4) features on a map

a)

Title, direction, US Map, and Caribbean Map

b)

Title, Key, scale, and direction

c)

Key, scale, title, flags

d)

Stars, key, direction, title

3.

Which is a model of the earth?

a)

Hemisphere

b)

Basketball

c)

Globe

d)

Geography

4.

The line which seperates the globe into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere is called

a)

The Greenwich Meridian

b)

The Equator

c)

The Tropic of Cancer

d)

The Arctic Circle

5.

A compass rose is placed on a map in order to show

a)

Elevation

b)

Scale

c)

Direction

d)

Climate

6.

What do we call the largest areas of land?

a)

Islands

b)

Peninsulas

c)

Countries

d)

Continents

7.

The Prime or Greenwich Meridian are

a)

Seperates the globe into the northern and southern hemisphere

b)

Seperates the globe into the eastern and western hemisphere

c)

Runs parallel to the equator

d)

Is a line of longitude

8.

Which of these is a continent?

a)

Alaska

b)

The Arctic

c)

South Africa

d)

Asia

9.

What is the 4-figure Grid Reference (GR) for the caravan?

a)

1632

b)

1631

c)

3116

d)

1531

10.

What is the 4-figure GR for the letter B?

a)

1531

b)

1432

c)

1530

d)

1431

11.
What is the 6-figure Grid Reference (GR) for the power station?
a)
1434
b)
141342
c)
146346
d)
152354
12.

What is the 4-figure GR for the letter D?

a)

3117

b)

173317

c)

1731

d)

1832

13.
What is the 6-figure GR for the letter A?
a)
1334
b)
145345
c)
139344
d)
135345
14.
What is the 6-figure GR for the red triangle?
a)
167313
b)
163317
c)
173323
d)
176317
15.

Define what is meant by Contour Lines

a)

Lines on a maps

b)

Lines on maps that connect places with the same altitude or height above sea level.

c)

Lines known as the contour intervals

16.

The distance between contour lines is known as

a)

Lines

b)

Interval

c)

Interval lines

d)

Contours intervals

17.

What is the height of the contour line at point C?

a)

200m

b)

250m

c)

210m

d)

200km

18.
If you wanted to find out what a symbol on a map meant, you would look at the ___?
a)
cardinal directions
b)
compass rose
c)
map legend/key
d)
map scale
19.

Mexico is _____ of Cuba.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

20.

Cuba is _____ of Panama.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

21.

Brazil is _____ of Peru.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

22.

Colombia is _____ of Peru.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

23.

Italy is _____ of Spain.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

24.

Algeria is _____ of Libya.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

25.

Identify the symbol

a)

Cable car

b)

Campsite

c)

Electricity pylon

d)

Picnic site

26.

Identify the symbol

a)

Dance School

b)

Recreation/Leisure/Sports Centre

c)

Steep Cliff

d)

Bungee Jumping

27.

Identify the symbol

a)

Metro

b)

Mountain

c)

Museum

d)

Mill

28.

Identify the symbol

a)

Cycle Trail

b)

Bike Shop

c)

Motorbike Race Track

d)

Free Bicycle Parking

29.

Identify the symbol

a)

Telephone

b)

Apple Store

c)

Police Station

d)

Information Centre

30.

Identify the symbol

a)

Pokemon

b)

Petrol

c)

Parking

d)

Pizza Shop

31.

Identify the symbol

a)

Youth Hostel

b)

Hotel

c)

Pyramid

d)

Bed and Breakfast

32.

Identify the symbol

a)

Coniferous Trees

b)

Non-Coniferous Trees

33.

What does this map symbol mean?

a)

car park

b)

airport

c)

park

d)

golf course

34.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

airport

b)

viewpoint

c)

nature reserve

d)

hospital

35.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

power station

b)

hospital

c)

train station

d)

Chinese restaurant

36.

What does this map symbol mean?

a)

car park

b)

airport

c)

park

d)

golf course

37.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

carpark

b)

stadium

c)

bus station

d)

police station

38.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

campsite

b)

forest

c)

park

d)

toilet

39.

What does a key on a map do?

a)

Shows you how to fold the map

b)

Shows you which way up to hold the map

c)

Shows you what language the map is written in

d)

Shows you what the symbols mean

40.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

park land

b)

marsh land

c)

heath land

d)

sea shore

41.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

airport

b)

viewpoint

c)

nature reserve

d)

hospital

42.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

power station

b)

hospital

c)

train station

d)

Chinese restaurant

43.

When the contour lines on a map are close together what does this show?

a)

There is a steep slope

b)

There is a lake

c)

There are trees

d)

There is a river

44.

What does adding contours to a map show?

a)

Where the hills are

b)

How many trees there are

c)

How long the river is

d)

How hot the climate is

45.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

ice

b)

rainbow

c)

shallow water

d)

viewpoint

46.

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

a)

Northings

b)

Eastlings

c)

Northlings

d)

Eastings

47.

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

a)

Eastings

b)

Northings

48.

What point is located at 176322?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

C

d)

A

49.

What is the interval of the above contour map?

a)

10 meters

b)

5 meters

c)

1 meter

d)

20 meters

50.

Is the spot height shown on the contour map?

a)

Yes

b)

No

51.

Which direction is missing?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

Northwest

d)

South

e)

Northeast

52.

Which direction is missing?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

Southeast

d)

South

e)

Northeast

53.

Which direction is missing?

a)

North

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northeast

e)

Southwest

54.
A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.
a)
Symbol
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map Scale
d)
Merdian
55.

Which direction do you need to go to get to the hospital from city hall?

a)

northwest

b)

southwest

c)

northeast

d)

southeast

56.

Contour lines on a map show...

a)

the key of the map

b)

symbols

c)

direction of a place

d)

the height above sea level

57.

1km = _______________ cm

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

100 000

58.

If a map has a scale of 1 cm: 50 miles and the distance on the map between Chicago and Cincinnati is 5 centimeters, which of the following is the actual distance between Chicago and Cincinnati?

a)

5 centimeters

b)

50 miles

c)

250 miles

d)

500 miles

59.

A map of scale 1 : 10 000 means that 1 cm on the map represents the actual distance of 10 000 cm on the ground.


What does 4 cm on the map represent?

a)

4 cm

b)

400 cm

c)

40 000 cm

d)

40 000 m

60.

What type of scale is shown?

5: 6 000 000 000

a)

Representative Fraction Scale

b)

Linear Scale

c)

Word Scale

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