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2024: Unit 1: Map Skills Study Guide

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of map might show the areas where Native Americans lived 500 years ago?
a)
physical map
b)
political map
c)
thematic map
2.
Which part of a map helps identify what each symbol represents?
a)
scale bar
b)
compass rose
c)
inset map
d)
map key
3.
Which type of map is MOST helpful if you want to find the location of the Grand Canyon?
a)
physical map
b)
political map
c)
thematic map
4.
Which part of a map helps orient the direction you should travel from Boston to Philadelphia?
a)
scale bar
b)
compass rose
c)
inset map
d)
map key
5.
Which type of map is MOST helpful if you want to find cities in Ohio, like Cleveland & Dayton?
a)
physical map
b)
political map
c)
thematic map
6.
According to the Texas map, about how far apart are Austin and Dallas?
a)
500 miles
b)
200 miles
c)
1000 miles
d)
700 miles
7.
In which direction would you travel to get from Phoenix, Arizona to Denver, Colorado?
a)
Northeast
b)
Southwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Northwest
8.
Which type of map would be MOST likely to include this map key?
a)
physical map
b)
political map
c)
thematic map
9.
What would be the BEST title for the map?
a)
Physical Map of Antarctica
b)
South Pole Region: Political Map
c)
Thematic Map of Antarctica
d)
South Pole Region: Physical Map
10.
Which type of map does the image BEST represent?
a)
political map
b)
pirate map
c)
thematic map
d)
physical map
11.
Which part of the map below is circled in red?
a)
Scale
b)
Title
c)
Orientation (Compass Rose)
d)
Date
e)
Author or Publisher
12.
Which part of the map below is circled in red?
a)
Legend (Key)
b)
Title
c)
Orientation (Compass Rose)
d)
Date
e)
Author or Publisher
13.
Which part of the map below is circled in red?
a)
Title
b)
Orientation (Compass Rose)
c)
Date
d)
Author or Publisher
e)
Legend (Key)
14.
Which part of the map below is circled in red?
a)
Orientation (Compass Rose)
b)
Title
c)
Date
d)
Author or Publisher
e)
Legend (Key)
15.
True or False: The earth (globe) can be divided into halves. These halves are called occidentals.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
True or False: The equator is a line of longitude.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
True or False: The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What ocean is located where the smiley face is on the map below?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
e)
Southern Ocean
19.
What ocean is located where the smiley face is on the map below?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
e)
Southern Ocean
20.
What ocean is located where the smiley face is on the map below?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
e)
Southern Ocean
21.
What ocean is located where the smiley face is on the map below?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
e)
Southern Ocean
22.
What ocean is located where the smiley face is on the map below?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
e)
Southern Ocean
23.
Which continent is marked with an A on the map below?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
e)
Europe
24.
Which continent is marked with a B on the map below?
a)
Australia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Africa
e)
Asia
25.
Which continent is marked with a C on the map below?
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Africa
e)
Europe
26.
Which continent is marked with a D on the map below?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
e)
Europe
27.
Which continent is marked with an E on the map below?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Asia
e)
Europe
28.
Which continent is marked with a F on the map below?
a)
Europe
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Africa
e)
Asia
29.
Which continent is marked with a G on the map below?
a)
Antarctica
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Africa
e)
Asia
30.

Identify this map

a)

Population map

b)

Elevation Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

31.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

32.

A 3D sphere that shows a map of the earth is called a...

a)

globe

b)

continent

c)

country

d)

ball

33.

What is this type of map?

a)

Political map

b)

Physical map

c)

Climate map

d)

Topographic map

34.

What is this type of map?

a)

Political map

b)

Physical map

c)

Climate map

d)

Topographic map

35.

What is this an image of?

(a)  

36.

Which type of map shows different state boundaries?

a)

Physical map

b)

political map

c)

thematic map

d)

none

37.

What type of map is this?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

thematic

d)

none

38.

What is climate?

a)

The long term weather patterns over a long period of time of a particular area

b)

The daily weather of a particular area

39.

What climate zone is located on the equator and between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?

a)

Polar

b)

Temperate

c)

Tropical

d)

Desert

40.

What climate zone is extremely dry and hot, and located directly north and south of the Tropical Climate Zone?

a)

Desert

b)

Tropical

c)

Temperate

d)

Polar

41.

The main factor that determines an area's climate is....

a)

Ocean currents

b)

Longitude

c)

Latitude

d)

Prevailing Winds

42.

____________________________also affects climate. The higher you go, the colder it gets.

a)

Nearness to water

b)

Prevailing winds

c)

Elevation (Altitude)

d)

Ocean currents

43.

This climate zone has four seasons

a)

Tropical

b)

Polar

c)

Temperate

d)

Desert

44.

Which is season is the longest in the Polar Climate Zone?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

45.

True or False: During the summer months, the area above the Arctic Circle has almost 24 hours of daylight.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Which is an example of a relative location?

a)

East of the Mississippi River

b)

Room 736

c)

216 Glory St.

d)

27 S 177 E

47.

What is the name of the latitude line at 23.5 degrees north?

a)

Artic Circle

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Antarctic Circle

48.

If you traveled west from Europe, what continent would you be in?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

49.
Two terms that tell the absolute location on a map
a)
Hemisphere
b)
Latitude
c)
Longitude
d)
Coordinates
50.

What continent is 2?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

51.

What continent is 3?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

52.

What continent is 5?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

53.

What continent is 6?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

54.

What continent is 7?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

55.

What ocean is 1?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

56.

What ocean is 2?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

57.

What ocean is 3?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

58.

What ocean is 4?

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Southern

d)

Arctic

59.

What ocean is 5?

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Southern

d)

Arctic

60.

TRUE OR FALSE: An inset map is a smaller map inset within a larger map. Inset maps serve multiple purposes, including to: Provide an overview of the main map. Inset maps can show the location of the main map in the context of a larger area.

a)

True

b)

False

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