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Understanding Maps

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Maps showing the distribution of rice, sugarcane and wheat, etc, in

India are:

a)

political maps

b)

physical maps

c)

thematic maps

d)

sketches

2.

What does this symbol stand for on a weather map?

a)

rain

b)

fog

c)

snow

d)

cloudy

3.

What does this symbol stand for on a weather map?

a)

sunny

b)

daytime

c)

sunrise

d)

thermal energy

4.

What does this symbol stand for on a weather map?

a)

tears

b)

rain

c)

chef's hat

d)

cloudy

5.

What does this symbol stand for on a weather map?

a)

cotton

b)

cloudy

c)

stormy

d)

precipitation

6.

What does this symbol stand for on a weather map?

a)

windy

b)

cloudy

c)

precipitation

d)

blizzard

7.
__________ 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
8.
This type of map shows physical features of the land, including valleys, canyons, plains, and mountains.
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Time Zones
d)
Map Key
9.
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)
Merdian
10.
 A __________ is used to identify the direction of north, south, east, and west.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Map Scale
c)
Latitude Lines
d)
Longitude Lines
11.
 This type of map shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and/or counties.  It sometimes includes cities, roads, and significant bodies of water.
a)
Physical
b)
Political
c)
Product
d)
Map
12.
 A __________ is used to identify what the symbols on the map stand for.  The meaning of the symbol may be explained using this.
a)
Physical Map
b)
Map Key
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Map
13.
The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
14.
 The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
Southwest
b)
Southeast
c)
South
d)
West
15.

The _______________or key explains the marks or symbols that

are used in a map.

a)

sketch

b)

legend

c)

atlas

d)

scale

16.

A Person who makes/draws maps is

a)

historian

b)

geologist

c)

archaeologist

d)

cartographer

17.

atlas means

a)

collection of stamps

b)

collection of tools

c)

collection of maps

d)

collection of coins

18.

A globe is the most accurate model of the

a)

star

b)

sun

c)

earth

d)

planet

19.

What does this map symbol mean?

a)

car park

b)

airport

c)

park

d)

golf course

20.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

hospital

b)

garage

c)

church with a tower

d)

cathedral

21.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

park

b)

pond

c)

forest

d)

airport

22.

If you're having trouble figuring out what the symbols on a map represent, where would you look?

a)

The back of the map.

b)

The title of the map

c)

The map legend

d)

The compass rose

23.

On the map the circles, triangles, and squares are all examples of:

a)

Legends

b)

Keys

c)

Roses

d)

Symbols

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