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4th grade Map Skills Pre -Assessment

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the map element that tells what symbols on the map mean?
a)
Key/Compass
b)
Key/Legend
c)
Legend/Scale
d)
Inset/Scale
2.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
3.

What city is located closest to 70'W and 40'N?

a)

Denver

b)

Niagra Fallas

c)

Boston

d)

Houston

4.

What is the name of the imaginary line that runs from east to west, and separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

5.

What is the name of the imaginary line on the globe that runs north to south, and separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

6.

Identify this map

a)

Population map

b)

Elevation Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

7.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

8.

Which line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Equator

9.

What does a compass rose on a map indicate?

a)

Elevation

b)

Legend

c)

Direction

d)

Scale of the map

10.

Which element on a map helps you understand the distance between two points?

a)

Legend

b)

Scale

c)

Key

d)

Compass Rose

11.

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

12.

What direction do you need to travel to get from the swing set to the food market?

a)

East

b)

North

c)

Southeast

d)

West

13.
What direction is indicated by the number 4?
a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
14.

What direction is indicated by the number 6?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

15.
What direction is indicated by the number 1?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
16.
What direction is indicated by the number 3?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest