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Unit 1 Practice Test - Map Skills

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 2hrs 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Label the continents on the World Map:

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

South America

e)

Africa

f)

Europe

1
2
3
4
5
6
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
2.

Label the cardinal directions of the compass rose:

a)North
b)South
c)East
d)West
1
2
3
4
1)
2)
3)
4)
3.

The 0 degree line of Longitude is known as the...

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Bisection Line

d)

Latitude

4.

The 0 degree line of Latitude is called the...

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Bisection Line

d)

Longitude

5.

When measuring latitude and longitude lines, we measure in...

a)

Inches

b)

Degrees

c)

Pounds

d)

Miles

6.

Map keys show symbols, colors, pictures and lines.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

This tool, located on a map, shows directions.

a)

Coordinates

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Atlas

8.

This map feature is used to measure distances between places on a map.

a)

Map Key

b)

Map Scale

c)

Map Title

d)

Map Color

9.

How many hemispheres does the earth have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

Label the hemispheres shaded in blue.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

1
2
3
4
1)
2)
3)
4)
11.

Which is not a basic/cardinal direction?

a)

North

b)

Southwest

c)

East

d)

South

12.

Which is not an intermediate direction?

a)

Southwest

b)

Southeast

c)

North

d)

Norhtwest

13.
a)
Africa
b)
Antarctica
c)
Australia
d)
Asia
14.
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
15.
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
North America
16.
a)
North America
b)
Australia
c)
South America
d)
Antarctica
17.
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
South America
18.
a)
Australia
b)
Europe
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
19.
a)
Australia
b)
Africa
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
20.

Which ocean is the farthest north?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

21.

Which continent is located directly west of Asia?

a)

Europe

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

South America

22.

Which ocean is located off the east coast of North America?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

23.

What continent is directly south of North America?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

24.

What imaginary line divides the Earth into a northern and southern half?

a)

prime meridian

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

25.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
26.
a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

27.
a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

28.
a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

29.
a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

30.
A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, elevation is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
31.

A map showing borders of countries, regions, or states is what type of map?

a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
32.

Which of these describes a map that shows information about a specific topic or data set?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Thematic

33.

What map would you use if you wanted to see the amount of rainfall in South America?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Thematic

34.

What type of map would you use if you wanted to find the countries bordering Egypt?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Thematic

35.

What map would you use to locate the largest body of fresh water in the world?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Thematic

36.

Which type of map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Thematic

37.

These maps are examples of __________ maps.

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Thematic

38.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Thematic

39.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Thematic

40.

A pie chart allows you to easily see...

a)

information about a whole group divided into part (usually using percentages)

b)

how the data changes over time.

c)

events in chronological order.

41.

A bar graph allows you to easily...

a)

see information about the proportion of parts relative to the whole.

b)

compare data bout different categories or groups.

c)

see change in the data over time.

d)

show events that happened in chronological order.

42.
Which type of graph shows change over time?
a)

bar graph

b)

line graph

c)

circle graph

43.

What type of graph works best for showing percentages?

a)

Pie Charts

b)

Line Graphs

c)

Histograms

d)

Timeline

44.

Which type of chart is used to show events that happened in chorological order?

a)

pie chart

b)

timeline

c)

bar graph

d)

line graph

45.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Line Graph
b)
Pictograph
c)
Bar Graph
d)
Histogram
46.

What type of chart is this?

a)

pie chart

b)

line graph

c)

bar graph

47.

What type of chart is this?

a)

pie chart

b)

line graph

c)

bar graph

48.

What type of chart is this?

a)

pie chart

b)

line graph

c)

bar graph

d)

timeline

49.
A timeline can represent any length of time.
a)
true
b)
false
50.

Horizontal timelines are read from ____.

a)

Left (oldest) to right (newest).

b)

North (oldest) to south (newest).

c)

Right (oldest) to left (newest)

d)

North to south to east to west.

51.
Which event on this timeline happened FIRST? 
a)
Last use of hieroglyphic writing
b)
Rosetta Stone is carved
c)
Settlers in Nile Valley
d)
Development of hieroglyphic writing
52.
What was released in 2006?
a)
Office 2003
b)
BluRay Players
c)
Xbox 360

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