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Parts of Maps

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a compass rose?

a)

half of a circle that helps people find angles

b)

a drawing showing different directions on a map

c)

a device with a magnet that always points North

d)

a pretty flower on a map that is red

2.

What is a scale on a map?

a)

a tool that allows you to measure your body weight

b)

a way to balance the weights of the land and oceans

c)

a ratio of the distance on the map to the actual distance

d)

a piece of skin found on reptiles like snakes

3.

What does the title show on a map?

a)

shows the person who made the map

b)

attracts the reader's attention

c)

shows the purpose of the map

d)

shows important information about the size

4.

Which choice is the legend or key of a map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which map is a 'birds eye view' map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which map is a 'political map'?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

What does the "N" on the compass rose stand for?

a)

North

b)

Napa

c)

Norway

d)

Nevada

8.
A way of showing the actual size compared to the size on the map
a)
legend/key
b)
cardinal directions
c)
compass rose
d)
map scale
9.
Another name for a Key is 
a)
Lock
b)
Meridian
c)
Legend
d)
Parallel
10.
What direction would you travel in to get from Perth to Sydney
a)
North
b)
East
c)
South 
d)
West
11.
What direction would you travel in to get from Adelaide to Darwin
a)
North
b)
East
c)
South 
d)
West
12.
The fire dept. is ______ of the school.
a)
South
b)
East
c)
North
d)
West
13.
The school is ____ of the pet store.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
14.
Catherine's house is in the __ corner of the map.
a)
northern
b)
southern
c)
northwestern
d)
northeastern
15.
What directions would you travel to go from Catherine's house to the school?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
16.
What is this?
a)
map scale
b)
map key
c)
map title
17.

What direction does the red X represent?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

18.

What direction does the red X represent?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

19.

What direction does the red X represent?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West