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WorksheetsMap Skills Pop Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is a map?
A type of plant
A list of words
A drawing of Earth’s surface
A story about places
True or False: A globe is a map drawn on a flat surface.
True
False
What do we call a simple map that is not drawn to scale?
Sketch map
Real map
Weather map
Map view
What does ‘bird’s eye view’ mean?
Looking from the side
Looking from above
Looking from below
Looking from a tree
True or False: A plan view is the same as a bird’s eye view.
True
False
What do we call a person who makes maps?
Artist
Explorer
Cartographer
Navigator
Symbols on a map are:
Long stories
Simple pictures that represent real objects
Full sentences
Real objects placed on maps
What is a key or legend on a map used for?
To open a map
To colour the map
To explain what the symbols mean
To write on the map
True or False: A compass tells us how hot it is outside.
True
False
What tool do we use to find direction?
Ruler
Microscope
Compass
Calculator
What are the four main compass points called?
Corners
Card Points
Cardinal Directions
Star Points
Fill in the blanks: Never Eat (a) Waffles
The sun rises in the __________ and sets in the __________.
East
West
Which direction is opposite to North?
West
East
South
North-East
Which of these is not a cardinal point?
North
South
West
Center
What is the name of the small, round instrument with a magnetic needle inside?
Which ocean is on the east coast of South Africa?
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Arctic
A place where land meets the sea is called the __________.
Border
Coastline
Province
Flag
What colour is usually used to show water on a map?
Which two countries are landlocked inside South Africa?
Namibia and Botswana
Lesotho and Swaziland
Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Angola and Zambia
True or False: Provinces are separated by borders.
True
False
What is the capital city of Gauteng?
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Polokwane
Durban
A grid reference includes:
Two pictures
A symbol and a number
A letter and a number
Two colors
Which province is Cape Town the capital of?
What does "landlocked" mean?
