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WorksheetsGlobe and Map Skills Quiz English
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is a map?
A drawing of places around the world.
A type of globe.
A tool for measuring temperature.
A list of countries.
Who is a cartographer?
A person who creates globes.
A person who studies animals.
A person who creates maps.
A person who writes books.
What is used to find a place’s absolute location in a city?
An address
A compass rose
A legend
A scale
What do the letters and numbers in a grid system label?
The elevation.
The population.
The weather.
The grid lines.
Which map would help you understand where people live in the United States?
Physical map
Population map
Climate map
Historical map
Which of the following is NOT a climate zone?
Desert
Tropical
Urban
Polar
Which map would show how the political map of the United States has changed from 1860 to the present?
Historical map
Physical map
Climate map
Population map
What type of map would you use to analyze average temperature, precipitation, wind, and rain in an area?
Population map
Political map
Climate map
Historical map
What do the grid lines on a map indicate?
Where a place is located
The height of mountains
The depth of oceans
The color of the land
Which state is located at G, 9?
Colorado
New Mexico
Nevada
Arizona
What coordinates could you use to identify the location of Oregon?
D, 5
G, 9
F, 5
J, 4
Which ocean borders the state located at G, 18?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Which state was the site of the first battle of the American Civil War, located at G, 16?
North Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
South Carolina
What is the purpose of using both numbers and letters along the margins of a map?
To help find a place’s location
To show the climate
To indicate the language spoken
To display the capital city
What climate zone is Arizona?
Mediterranean
Highland
Arid
Tropical
In a _____________________ climate, it is extremely cold. Even in summer, the temperatures never go higher than 50℉
Continental
Dry
Polar
Temperate
Tropical
Which of the following is an example of a physical geography topic?
Urban development
Language distribution
Mountain formation
Trade routes
What does a political map show?
Countries
states/cities
capitals
All of the above
