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Year 7 OS maps Quiz

Total questions: 114

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A map _________ has symbols in it to identify objects on a map.

a)

rose

b)

section

c)

key

d)

symbol

2.

What is this?

a)

Compass Rose.

b)

Map Scale.

c)

Map Key.

d)

Antiquity

3.

A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.

a)

Symbol

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Map Scale

d)

Antiquity

4.
__________ identifies distances on a map.  It refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the matching distance on the earth.
a)
Map Scale
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Intermediate Directions
d)
Symbols
5.

A map _________ has symbols in it to identify objects on a map.

a)

rose

b)

section

c)

key

d)

symbol

6.

What are pictures in the map key called?

a)

symbols

b)

signs

c)

objects

d)

letters

7.

What direction is opposite of west on a map?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

south west

8.

What direction is opposite of north on a compass rose?

a)

east

b)

west

c)

south

d)

north east

9.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gentle slope
d)
river
10.

What tells us which direction to go?

a)

Map key

b)

Map Title

c)

Compass rose

d)

Scale

11.

This informs us what a map relates to?

a)

Map title

b)

Map scale

c)

Legend or key

d)

Compass rose

12.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
13.
The fire dept. is ______ of the school.
a)
South
b)
East
c)
North
d)
West
14.
The school is ____ of the pet store.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
15.

What is this?

a)

Compass Rose.

b)

Map Scale.

c)

Map Legend / Key.

d)

Antiquity

16.

What is used to identify the symbols used on a map?

a)

Map Title

b)

Map Scale

c)

Antiquities

d)

Map Legend / Key.

17.

OS standards for...

a)

Ordinary Survey maps

b)

Ordnance Survey maps

18.

When were OS maps first drawn up?

a)

1833

b)

1933

19.

Scale is the difference between your map and the distance on the ground.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Large-scale means...

a)

a map that shows the wider area, such as mountains and hills

b)

a map that shows more detail, such as houses and pathways

c)

I'm not sure

21.

Small-scale means...

a)

A map that shows the wider area, such as mountains and hills.

b)

A map that shows more detail, such as houses and pathways.

22.

This is a...

a)

A large-scale map.

b)

A small-scale map.

23.

This is a...

a)

A large-scale map.

b)

A small-scale map.

24.

CHOOSE TWO words that are missing in the picture. Map key...

a)

unlocks

b)

symbols

c)

undo

d)

symbolise

25.

What four things are needed to make a good map?

a)

Title, Key, North arrow, Scale

b)

Scale, Symbols, North Arrow, Title

c)

North arrow, Symbols, Title, Key

d)

Symbols, Title, North arrow, blue lines

26.

What does OS stand for?

a)

Original Scale

b)

Ordinance Survey

c)

Ordnance Survey

d)

Optional Scale

27.

What four things are needed to make a good map?

a)

Title, Key, North arrow, Scale

b)

Scale, Symbols, North Arrow, Title

c)

North arrow, Symbols, Title, Key

d)

Symbols, Title, North arrow, blue lines

28.

What is this symbol?

a)

Picnic site

b)

Camp site

c)

Shop

d)

Play area

29.

What is this symbol?

a)

Solar panels

b)

Viewpoint

c)

Camp site

d)

Farm

30.

Scale helps us to measure what?

(a)  

31.

Which of the following does not need to be included in a good map?

a)

Key

b)

North arrow

c)

Place names

d)

Scale bar

32.

What is missing: North, South, West

(a)  

33.

Map symbols are characters, letters, or images used on a map to indicate some place, locations or features. All map symbols need a (a)   that can most often be found at the bottom of an ordnance survey map

34.

What does 'cartographic' relate to?

a)

The analysis of geological formations

b)

The study of ancient civilizations

c)

The drawing or making of maps

d)

The study of weather patterns

35.

What is the primary purpose of Ordnance Survey maps?

a)

To offer travel routes

b)

To display historical events

c)

To provide weather forecasts

d)

To show large areas in detail

36.

What is a 'digital map'?

a)

A map shown on a computer screen

b)

A map printed on paper

c)

A map drawn by hand

d)

A map used for navigation at sea

37.

What is the primary purpose of Ordnance Survey maps?

a)

To offer travel routes

b)

To display historical events

c)

To provide weather forecasts

d)

To show large areas in detail

38.

What do OS maps use to represent physical and human features?

a)

Color codes

b)

Text descriptions

c)

Symbols

d)

Photographs

39.

How many digits are in a four-figure grid reference?

a)

Two

b)

Four

c)

Eight

d)

Six

40.

What is the purpose of a map key?

a)

To indicate the map's author

b)

To provide a map's history

c)

To unlock a map

d)

To show what the symbols on a map mean

41.

What is the function of grid references on a map?

a)

To predict weather

b)

To calculate distances

c)

To locate places accurately

d)

To measure temperature

42.

What do large-scale maps typically show?

a)

Entire countries

b)

Ocean currents

c)

Global weather patterns

d)

Individual towns and cities

43.

What does OS stand for?

a)

Open Survey

b)

Ordnance Survey

c)

Ordanance Survey

d)

Ordenance Survey

44.

What is another name for the legend of a map?

(a)  

45.

What is another name for the legend of a map?

(a)  

46.

What is used to identify the symbols used on a map?

a)

Map Title

b)

Map Scale

c)

Antiquities

d)

Map Legend / Key.

47.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
48.

This informs us what a map relates to?

a)

Map title

b)

Map scale

c)

Legend or key

d)

Compass rose

49.
__________ identifies distances on a map.  It refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the matching distance on the earth.
a)
Map Scale
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Intermediate Directions
d)
Symbols
50.

A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.

a)

Symbol

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Map Scale

d)

Antiquity

51.

What does OS stand for?

a)

Original Scale

b)

Ordinance Survey

c)

Ordnance Survey

d)

Optional Scale

52.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Dual carriageway

b)

Footpath

c)

Motorway

d)

Secondary road

53.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Bunkhouse

b)

Youth hostel

c)

Lighthouse

d)

Place of worship

54.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Picnic site

b)

Campsite

c)

Golf course

d)

Public house

55.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Gravel pit

b)

Landfill

c)

Sand pit

d)

Other pit or quarry

56.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Windmill

b)

Wind pump

c)

Wind turbine

d)

Lighthouse

57.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Public house

b)

Police station

c)

Clubhouse

d)

Post office

58.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Cycle parking

b)

Cycle trail

c)

Mountain bike trail

d)

Cycle hire

59.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Non-coniferous trees

b)

Coppice

c)

Orchard

d)

Scrub

60.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Main road

b)

Footpath

c)

Bridleway

d)

Restricted byway

61.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Lighthouse

b)

Beacon

c)

Mast

d)

Disused lighthouse

62.

The main compass points are:

a)

North, West, South, East.

b)

West, North, East, South.

c)

North, South, East, West.

d)

North, West, East, South.

63.

Identify the OS Map Symbol.

a)

Information Centre

b)

Island

c)

Internet Cafe

64.

Identify the OS Map Symbol.

a)

Parking

b)

Post Office

c)

Park

d)

Peak

65.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Telephone

b)

School

c)

Motorway

d)

Picnic area

66.

What does this OS map symbol represent?

a)

Hospital

b)

Public house

c)

Motorway

d)

Telephone

67.

What does OS stand for?

a)

Original Scale

b)

Ordinance Survey

c)

Ordnance Survey

d)

Optional Scale

68.

A distance that is measured 'as the crow flies' means...

a)

a distance measured in a straight line

b)

a distance measured in the air

c)

a distance that follows all one way systems and paths

69.

What is the center line of longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

latitude

70.

What is the center line of Latitude

a)

Prime meridian

b)

Meridians

c)

Latitude

d)

Equator

71.
If the contour lines are close together the hill is...
a)
steep
b)
flat
c)
a gradual hill
72.

A Person who makes/draws maps is

a)

historian

b)

geologist

c)

archaeologist

d)

cartographer

73.

a map feature that explains the meaning of colors and symbols used on a map

a)

map conents

b)

map glossary

c)

Map key

d)

map index

74.

What tool would you use to find the exact location of a place?

a)

grid system

b)

scale

c)

title

d)

legend

75.
the hemisphere that is NORTH of the Equator
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
76.
the hemisphere that is WEST of the Equator
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
77.

What is the purpose of coordinates on a map?

a)

to show the climate of an area

b)

to find the location of a place

c)

to find the distance between two places

d)

to show the meaning of symbols on a map.

78.

GIS stands for

a)

Geographic Information System

b)

Generic Information System

c)

Geological Information System

d)

Geographic Information Sharing

79.
What does GPS stand for?
a)
Global Positioning System
b)
Geographic Information System
c)
Land forms
d)
Map Making
80.
The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
81.
What is a mental map?
a)
A picture of a map in your head
b)
A map in an atlas
c)
A drawing of a map
d)
A map you designed 
82.
The Equator divides Earth into which two hemispheres
a)
Northern and Western
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Eastern and Western
d)
Southern and Western
83.

What is physical geography?

a)

Geography about humans

b)

Geography about nature

c)

Geography about space

d)

Geography about PE

84.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
85.

A compass tells us...

a)

Direction

b)

Distance

c)

Temperture

d)

Weight

86.

A map that shows mountains, rivers, deserts, etc is called a:

a)

political map

b)

physical maps

c)

thematic maps

d)

climatic maps

87.

What is the four digit grid reference for the car park?

a)

4519

b)

2044

c)

2045

d)

1945

88.

What is the grid reference for point A?

a)

345135

b)

355345

c)

135345

89.

The horizontal lines in a grid are known as...

a)

Eastings

b)

Northings

90.

What symbol is this?

a)

Campsite

b)

Level Crossing

c)

No Entry

d)

Picnic Area

91.
This element gives measurements  and shows distance between objects on the map
a)
Legend
b)
Key
c)
Title
d)
Scale
92.

Major cities and capital cities noted on map is called a....

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

93.

A map that shows physical features of the land is called a...

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

94.

This type of map shows landforms and bodies of water. What is it called?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

95.

This map shows borders and boundaries. What is it called?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

96.

These maps may be useful for pilots or mountain hikers. What is it called?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

97.

This map is a...

a)

physical map

b)

road map

c)

political map

d)

thematic map

98.

This is a...

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

elevation map

d)

thematic map

99.

Something you would find on a physical map is...

a)

a highway

b)

a lake

c)

a different subject

d)

a border between states or countries

100.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Geologic Map

b)

3D Map

c)

Projection Map

d)

Topographic Map

101.

What type of map would be most helpful if you were looking for a steep trail to hike?

a)

Geologic Map

b)

Projection Map

c)

3D Map

d)

Topographic Map

102.

Which one is a road map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
103.
What map would you use to see the endangered tiger population in Kenya?
a)
Political 
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
104.

What type of map is this?

a)

Climate

b)

Political

c)

Topological

d)

Physical

105.

What type of map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Road

c)

Topological

d)

Thematic

106.

Which is the correct definition of a topological map?

a)

Is also called a special-purpose, single-topic, or statistical map.

b)

Shows countries, country borders, cities and capital cities, seas and oceans

c)

is a type of diagram that has been simplified so that only vital information remains and unnecessary detail has been removed

107.

What is the correct definition of a topographic map?

a)

map is a type of diagram that has been simplified so that only vital information remains and unnecessary detail has been removed.

b)

Refers to a detailed, graphical and accurate representation of features that appear on the Earth's surface. These geographical features can be mountains, water bodies and many more

c)

a map showing roads especially for automobile travel.

108.

Which is the correct definition for a climate map?

a)

chart that shows the geographic distribution of the monthly or annual average values of climatic variables

b)

a map, especially one designed for motorists, showing the roads of a country or area.

c)

a map that shows countries, borders capital cities and other cities

109.

Who is most likely to use a climate map for their job? (Check all that apply)

a)

Scientists

b)

Meteorologists (weather reporters)

c)

Students

d)

Climate activists

110.

Who would use a topographic map? (check all that apply)

a)

Geologists (a scientist who studies all things related to the Earth for example how it was formed and what it is made of)

b)

Scientists

c)

Hikers

d)

Archaeologists (a scientist that studies human history by digging up human remains and objects)

111.

Who might use a topographic map? (Check all that apply)

a)

Commuters (a person who travels some distance to work on a regular basis.

b)

Tourists

c)

Students

d)

Cats

112.

What does OS stand for?

a)

Original Scale

b)

Ordinance Survey

c)

Ordnance Survey

d)

Optional Scale

113.
Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?
a)
North
b)
East
c)
Southwest
d)
South
114.

The intermediate directions are...

a)

NE, SE, NN, SS

b)

NE, SW, NW, NS

c)

NE, SE, SW, SE

d)

NW, SS, SN, EE

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