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Map Skills Pop Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a map?

a)

A type of plant

b)

A list of words

c)

A drawing of Earth’s surface

d)

A story about places

2.

True or False: A globe is a map drawn on a flat surface.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What do we call a simple map that is not drawn to scale?

a)

Sketch map

b)

Real map

c)

Weather map

d)

Map view

4.

What does ‘bird’s eye view’ mean?

a)

Looking from the side

b)

Looking from above

c)

Looking from below

d)

Looking from a tree

5.

True or False: A plan view is the same as a bird’s eye view.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What do we call a person who makes maps?

a)

Artist

b)

Explorer

c)

Cartographer

d)

Navigator

7.

Symbols on a map are:

a)

Long stories

b)

Simple pictures that represent real objects

c)

Full sentences

d)

Real objects placed on maps

8.

What is a key or legend on a map used for?

a)

To open a map

b)

To colour the map

c)

To explain what the symbols mean

d)

To write on the map

9.

True or False: A compass tells us how hot it is outside.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What tool do we use to find direction?

a)

Ruler

b)

Microscope

c)

Compass

d)

Calculator

11.

What are the four main compass points called?

a)

Corners

b)

Card Points

c)

Cardinal Directions

d)

Star Points

12.

Fill in the blanks: Never Eat (a)   Waffles

13.

The sun rises in the __________ and sets in the __________.

a)

East

b)

West

14.

Which direction is opposite to North?

a)

West

b)

East

c)

South

d)

North-East

15.

Which of these is not a cardinal point?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

Center

16.

What is the name of the small, round instrument with a magnetic needle inside?

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17.

Which ocean is on the east coast of South Africa?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

18.

A place where land meets the sea is called the __________.

a)

Border

b)

Coastline

c)

Province

d)

Flag

19.

What colour is usually used to show water on a map?

4 lines
20.

Which two countries are landlocked inside South Africa?

a)

Namibia and Botswana

b)

Lesotho and Swaziland

c)

Zimbabwe and Mozambique

d)

Angola and Zambia

21.

True or False: Provinces are separated by borders.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What is the capital city of Gauteng?

a)

Cape Town

b)

Johannesburg

c)

Polokwane

d)

Durban

23.

A grid reference includes:

a)

Two pictures

b)

A symbol and a number

c)

A letter and a number

d)

Two colors

24.

Which province is Cape Town the capital of?

4 lines
25.

What does "landlocked" mean?

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