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Unit 0: Map Skills

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This part of a map tells us direction.

a)

Scale

b)

Key/Legend

c)

Title

d)

Compass Rose

2.

This part of a map tells us the subject or content of the map.

a)

Title

b)

Latitude/Longitude Lines

c)

Scale

d)

Date

3.

This part of a map helps us determine distance.

a)

Key/Legend

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Scale

d)

Title

4.

Latitude line are ____________ lines in our global grid system.

a)

Vertical

b)

Horizontal

c)

Curved

d)

Squiggly

5.

Longitude lines are the _________________ lines in our global grid system.

a)

Vertical

b)

Horizontal

c)

Curved

d)

Squiggly

6.

This part of a map tells us what each symbol on the map means.

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Title

c)

Scale

d)

Key/Legend

7.

What part of a map is in the blue box?

a)

Title

b)

Scale

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Dates

8.

What part of the map has the blue square around it?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Scale

c)

Title

d)

Key/Legend

9.

What part of the map has a blue box around it?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Date

c)

Key/Legend

d)

Scale

10.

What part of the map is highlighted?

a)

Latitude/Longitude

b)

Scale

c)

Title

d)

Key/Legend

11.

What part of the map is in the blue box?

a)

Legend/Key

b)

Scale

c)

Title

d)

Latitude/Longitude

12.

What can dates on a map tell us?

a)

When the map was made.

b)

A different perspective on the information than we have now.

c)

Information about a particular time period.

d)

All of the above.

13.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

North Pole

14.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
15.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
16.
Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.
a)

cups

b)

gallons

c)

degrees

d)

Fahrenheit

17.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

North Pole

18.
Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
19.
To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at: 
a)
latitude lines only
b)
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
c)
longitude lines only
d)
a neighboring area to describe the location
20.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
21.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
22.
North America is ________________.
a)
4
b)
2
c)
1
d)
7
23.
North America is ________________.
a)
4
b)
2
c)
1
d)
7
24.
Which number is Asia?
a)
4
b)
6
c)
3
d)
7
25.
The Southern ocean is _____________. 
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
4
26.
We live on which continent? 
a)
3
b)
4
c)
1
d)
7
27.
The Pacific Ocean is _____________. 
a)
3
b)
1
c)
4
d)
3
28.
Antarctica is ___________. 
a)
1
b)
3
c)
6
d)
7
29.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
30.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
South America
31.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
South America
32.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
North America
33.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Arctic
c)
Southern
d)
Indian
34.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Arctic
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Indian
35.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Pacific
b)
Indian
c)
Atlantic
d)
Arctic
36.

How many continents are there?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

8

d)

12

37.

How many oceans are there?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

3

d)

4

38.
This is a round model of the earth. It is a:
a)
map
b)
continent
c)
compass rose
d)
globe
39.
This is a large land mass. It is a:
a)
country
b)
state
c)
globe
d)
continent
40.
These are very large bodies of water. They are:
a)
lakes
b)
rivers
c)
oceans
d)
streams
41.
This shows the directions North, South, East, and West on a map. It is the:
a)
compass rose
b)
map key
c)
globe
d)
continents
42.
In what country do we live?
a)
Canada
b)
China
c)
Mexico
d)
America
43.
In what state do we live?
a)
North America
b)
Hilton Head
c)
USA
d)

New York

44.

What direction is indicated by the number 6?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

45.
What direction is indicated by the number 2?
a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
46.
What direction is indicated by the number 4?
a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
47.
What direction is indicated by the number 1?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
48.
What direction is indicated by the number 3?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
49.

What direction do you need to travel to go from the ferris wheel to the Food Market?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

Northwest

d)

East

50.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

east

b)

west

c)

south

d)

north

51.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

52.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

northeast

b)

southwest

c)

north

d)

south

53.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

west

b)

east

c)

southeast

d)

northwest

54.

Choose ALL the cardinal directions.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

e)

northwest

55.

What intermediate direction goes in the purple box?

a)

northeast

b)

northwest

c)

south

d)

west

56.

What intermediate direction goes in the purple box?

a)

northeast

b)

south

c)

west

d)

southwest

57.

What intermediate direction goes in the purple box?

a)

north

b)

southeast

c)

west

d)

southwest

58.

What intermediate direction goes in the purple box?

a)

north

b)

northwest

c)

northeast

d)

south

59.

What does "N" mean on a Compass Rose?

a)

Never

b)

North

c)

Neat

d)

Nice

60.

What does "S" mean on a Compass Rose?

a)

South

b)

Seesaw

c)

Soggy

d)

Soul

61.

What does "E" mean on a Compass Rose?

a)

Easy

b)

Eat

c)

East

d)

Every

62.

What does "W" mean on a Compass Rose?

a)

waffles

b)

wiggle

c)

wild

d)

West

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