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WorksheetsBasic Map Skills
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are imaginary lines drawn on maps from east to west to locate places north or south of the equator?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Cardinal Directions
d)
Compass
2.
What are imaginary lines drawn on maps from north to south to locate places east or west of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Latitude
b)
Compass
c)
Longitude
d)
Intermediate Directions
3.
What is the special line of latitude that is an imaginary line that runs horizontally through the center of the Earth, dividing the Northern and Southern hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Scale
d)
Compass Rose
4.
What is the special line of longitude that is an imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth vertically dividing the Eastern and Western hemispheres?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Map Key
d)
Intermediate Directions
5.
What is a design on a map that shows directions?
a)
Intermediate Directions
b)
Scale
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Map Key/Legend
6.
What is a small chart included on a map that gives descriptions of what symbols are used and what they stand for?
a)
Scale
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map Key/Legend
d)
Symbols
7.
What is located on the map that represents the distance between two locations on the map. Ex: 1 inch on the map equals 1 mile on the ground?
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Scale
8.
What are the the four major compass points of North, South, East, West used to navigate a map?
a)
Scale
b)
Intermediate Directions
c)
Compass Directions
d)
Cardinal Directions
9.
What is picture that is used to represent an object on a map?
a)
Map Key/Legend
b)
Symbol
c)
Signs
d)
Charts
10.
What are the in-between compass points of Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest.
a)
Intermediate Directions
b)
Intersection Directions
c)
Cardinal Directions
d)
Compass Points
11.
What map shows the boundaries defining nations, countries, states, provinces and territories and the major cities that lie within them?
a)
Physical Map
b)
Local Map
c)
Political Map
d)
Geographical Map
12.
What map shows naturally made landmarks. These may include and are not limited to rivers, lakes and mountains?
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Local Map
d)
Amusement Park Map
13.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
14.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
15.
What line divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Latitude
d)
Longitude
16.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
17.
Name the continent in Yellow?
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
18.
Name the continent in Purple?
a)
Asia
b)
Antarctica
c)
South America
d)
Africa
19.
Name the continent in Green?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Australia
d)
South America
20.
Name the continent in Red?
a)
South America
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
21.
Name the continent in Pink?
a)
Antarctica
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
22.
Name the continent in Orange?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
South America
23.
Name the continent in White?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Antarctica
d)
South America
24.
Name the ocean labeled 1?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Southern Oce
25.
Name the ocean labeled 2?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
26.
Name the ocean labeled 3?
a)
Southern Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
27.
Name the ocean labeled 3?
a)
Southern Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
28.
Name the ocean labeled 4?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Southern Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
29.
Name the ocean labeled 5?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
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