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Mapwork Gr9

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the 0 degree Latitude line called?

a)

Equator

b)

Greenwich Meridian

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

International Date Line

2.

What is the 0 degree Longitude line called?

a)

Equator

b)

Greenwich Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

International Date Line

3.

When moving East you are travelling (a)  

4.

When travelling West you are going (a)  

5.

What is the 180 degree Longitude line called?

a)

Equator

b)

Greenwich Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

International Date Line

6.

What is the Longitude Line of the map title 2428AC?

a)

24

b)

28

c)

A

d)

C

7.

What is the Latitude line of the map title 2428AC?

a)

24

b)

28

c)

A

d)

C

8.

Which one is the small square in the map title 2428AC?

a)

24

b)

28

c)

A

d)

C

9.

How many centimeters are in 1 kilometers?

a)

1 000

b)

100

c)

100 000

d)

1 000 000

10.

What is 15cm on a map with a scale of 1:25000 in Meters?

a)

3.75

b)

3750

c)

375

d)

0.375

11.

Which direction goes upwards and to the left?

a)

North

b)

North East

c)

South

d)

North West

12.

How far is 20cm on a map with a scale 1:50000 in kilometers?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

200

d)

100

13.

What is the difference between direction and bearing? Select more than one.

a)

Direction is how far it is.

b)

Bearing is the distance travelled

c)

Direction is using the cardinal points. (NESW)

d)

Bearing is the angle from one point to another.

14.

When do you add 180 to find a bearing?

a)

You never add 180

b)

When the angle is more than 180

c)

When working anti-clockwise

d)

All of the above

15.

Which tropic is in the Northern Hemisphere?

(a)  

16.

Which pole is colder?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

West

d)

East

17.

Which Latitude line passes through South Africa?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

Antarctic Circle

18.

How many degrees separate each Longitude line?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

15

d)

25

19.

How many Longitude lines are there?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

18

d)

15

20.

When working with bearings which direction should you always work?

a)

East and West

b)

North and South

c)

Clockwise

d)

Anti-Clockwise