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Quiz 2 Maps

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a map scale?
a)

a tool to measure distance

b)

a tool to tell direction

c)

a tool to start a fire

d)

a tool to build a house

2.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
3.
What Continent do you live on?
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
Australia
4.
The four main points of the compass North, South, East, and West.
a)

Compass Rose

b)

Cardinal Directions

c)

Intermediate Directions

d)

Map Scale

5.
Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?
a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

6.
Lines of Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.
a)

Equator

b)

International Date Line

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Tropic of Cancer

7.
The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 
a)

International Date Line

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Arctic Circle

8.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)

Eastern and Southern

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Western and Eastern

d)

Northern and Western

9.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Western and Eastern

c)

Northern and Eastern

d)

Southern and Western

10.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere? 
a)
Northern 
b)
Southern 
c)
Western 
d)
Eastern
11.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
12.
Europe, Asia and North America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
13.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
14.

GPS stands for Global Positioning System.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Information box on a map that explains what symbols on a map represent

a)

compass rose

b)

map key

c)

map scale

16.

Imaginary line located at 23 1/2 degrees North Latitude

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

17.

Imaginary line located at 23 1/2 degrees South Latitude

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

18.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
19.

A person who draws or makes maps

a)

cartographer

b)

archaeologist

c)

philosopher

20.

Which is a theme of geography?

a)

Location & Place

b)

All of these

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human & Environment Interaction

21.

What does the B in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Border

b)

Banana

c)

Background

d)

Banner

22.

What does the O in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Orange

b)

Observe

c)

Orientation

d)

Outside

23.

What does the L in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Log

b)

Lion

c)

Lollipop

d)

Legend

24.

What does the T in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Title

b)

Trim

c)

Tough

d)

Tag

25.

What does the first S in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Scale

b)

Size

c)

Snack

d)

Sideways

26.

What does the second S in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Size

b)

Start

c)

Source

d)

Sort

27.

According to the colour guide on this key, which of the following colours show roads?

a)

Red and black

b)

Red and brown

c)

Brown and blue

d)

Brown and black

28.
What are the four directions on a compass?
a)
Top, bottom, left, right
b)
Night, Early, Winter, Summer
c)
North, East, South, West
d)
Latitude, longitude, north pole, south pole
29.
What is this a picture of?
a)
map
b)
Earth
c)
globe
d)
compass rose
30.
The star is a symbol for
a)
a city
b)
the police
c)
the road
d)
the river
31.

On a map, the height above sea level is known as the:

a)

Contour line

b)

Contour interval

c)

Scale

d)

Elevation

32.

Which BOLTSS feature tells you what the colours/symbols mean?

a)

Title

b)

Legend

c)

Scale

d)

Source

33.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Topographic

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Choropleth

34.

Scale is important because

a)

We can accurately measure the distance between places

b)

We can draw large area on a small peice of paper

c)

We can enlarge small items to see more detail

d)

All of the above

35.

What type of map would you use to find a local park?

a)

Thematic

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Street Map

36.

What type of map would you use to find a local Capital City?

a)

Thematic

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Street Map

37.

What type of map might you use to visit a town you have never been to before?

a)

Tourist Map

b)

Topographic Map

c)

Choropleth Map

d)

Synoptic Chart

38.

A person who makes maps is called a...?

a)

Map maker

b)

Cartographer

c)

Mapper

d)

Surveyor

39.

Which element of BOLTSS is missing from this map?

a)

Orientation

b)

Border

c)

Title

d)

Scale

40.

The Scale on the map tells me the relationship between

a)

the distance on the map and the height of the map

b)

the distance on the map and the weight of the map

c)

the distance on the map and the distance on the ground

d)

the height and the weight

41.

How many map scales are there?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

9

d)

12

42.

Map scales are used to measure _____________.

a)

direction

b)

distance

c)

symbols

d)

decimals

43.

What type of scale is shown?

2 inches = 20 miles

a)

Representative Fraction Scale

b)

Linear Scale

c)

Word Scale

44.

What type of scale is shown?

5: 6 000 000 000

a)

Representative Fraction Scale

b)

Linear Scale

c)

Word Scale

45.

What type of scale is shown?

a)

Representative Fraction Scale

b)

Linear Scale

c)

Word Scale

46.

If 1 inch = 2 miles

Calculate 10 inches

a)

2 miles

b)

20 miles

c)

200 miles

47.

If 1 inch = 5 miles

Calculate 25 inches

a)

12.5 miles

b)

155 miles

c)

125 miles

48.

If 1 inch = 10 miles

Calculate 10.50 inches

a)

105 miles

b)

100 miles

c)

150 miles

49.

If 1 inch = 4 miles

Calculate 8 inches

a)

24 miles

b)

36 miles

c)

32 miles

50.

If 1 inch = 6 miles

Calculate 12 inches

a)

72 miles

b)

96 miles

c)

67 miles

51.

This map feature tells what area the map will cover.

a)

map title

b)

map key

c)

scale bar

d)

compass rose

e)

inset

52.

This map feature explains the symbols, colors and lines on the map.

a)

map title

b)

map key

c)

scale bar

d)

compass rose

e)

inset

53.

This map feature tells how a measured space relates to actual distance on Earth

a)

map title

b)

map key

c)

scale bar

d)

compass rose

e)

inset

54.

This map feature shows the cardinal and sometimes ordinal directions on the map

a)

map title

b)

map key

c)

scale bar

d)

compass rose

e)

inset

55.

This map feature shows more detail for a smaller area of the map, like a city.

a)

map title

b)

map key

c)

scale bar

d)

compass rose

e)

inset

56.

Which three of the following are true about map projections?

a)

They are more accurate than globes

b)

They convert the round Earth into a flat map

c)

They distort some aspects to show others more accurately

d)

There is only one type of map projection

e)

Cartographers choose the projection based on the

purpose of the map

57.

Which of these scales would be an example of a large scale map?

a)

1 inch = 100,000 miles

b)

1 inch = 1,000 miles

c)

1 foot = 1 foot

d)

1 inch = 10 miles

58.

Which of these scales would be an example of a small scale map?

a)

1 inch = 1 km

b)

1 inch = 1,000 miles

c)

1 foot = 1 foot

d)

1 inch = 10 miles

59.

This type of map shows human made features, like borders

a)

Political Maps

b)

Physical Maps

c)

Thematic Maps

60.

This type of map shows natural features and relief

a)

Political Maps

b)

Physical Maps

c)

Thematic Maps

61.

This type of map shows specialized information like a road map

a)

Political Maps

b)

Physical Maps

c)

Thematic Maps

62.

Which of the following scales show 1cm representing 400m?

a)

1: 4,000

b)

1: 40,000

c)

1: 14,000

d)

1: 400,000

63.

Which of the following scales show 1cm representing 500km?

a)

1: 500

b)

1: 50,000

c)

1: 50,000,000

d)

1: 500,000,000

64.

What are the 3 types of scale?

a)

linear, ratio and written as a sentence

b)

measuring, ratio and written as a sentence

c)

beaufort, linear and ratio

d)

divisional, linear and written as a sentence

65.

What type of scale is this?

a)

linear

b)

ratio

66.

What does 1: 25,000 mean?

a)

1cm represents 25,000km

b)

1cm represents 250km

c)

1cm represents 250m

d)

1cm represents 2.5km

67.

What does 1: 100,000 mean?

a)

1cm represents 1km

b)

1cm represents 100m

c)

1cm represents 10km

d)

1cm represents 100km

68.

What does 1: 4,000,000 mean?

a)

1cm represents 40km

b)

1cm represents 4km

c)

1cm represents 400km

d)

1cm represents 400m

69.

What does 1:500 mean?

a)

1cm represents 50m

b)

1cm represents 5m

c)

1cm represents 0.5km

d)

1cm represents 5km

70.

What does 1: 318,000 mean?

a)

1cm represents 318km

b)

1cm represents 318m

c)

1cm represents 3.18km

d)

1cm represents 31.8km

71.

Are world maps small scale or large scale maps?

a)

small scale

b)

large scale

72.

A map of OFGS would most likely be a small scale map, TRUE or FALSE?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

73.

What type of scale is shown in the image?

a)

linear

b)

written as a sentence

c)

ratio

74.

Which of the following scales show 1cm representing 10km?

a)

1; 1,000

b)

1: 10,000

c)

1: 100,000

d)

1: 1,000,000

75.

The first number in a RATIO scale is always....

a)

1

b)

10

c)

2

d)

1,000

76.

This map of Legian (a resort town) would most likely be:

a)

small scale

b)

large scale

77.

Which of the following photographs has the smallest scale?

a)

Photograph 1

b)

Photograph 2

c)

Photograph 3

78.

Which of the following photographs has the largest scale?

a)

Photograph 1

b)

Photograph 2

c)

Photograph 3

79.

If you are given the following written scale: "One centimetre represents five kilometres", then what ratio is this equivalent to?

a)

1: 5

b)

1: 5,000

c)

1: 500,000

d)

1: 5,000,000

80.

Which of the following ratio scales has the SMALLEST SCALE?

a)

1: 25,000

b)

1: 8,000,000

c)

1: 11,000,000

d)

1: 750,000

81.

Which of the following ratio scales is most likely to be the scale on a world map hanging in a classroom (dimensions 1.8m wide x 1m tall)?

a)

1: 25,000

b)

1: 25,000,000

c)

1: 400,000

d)

1: 2,200,000

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