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Map Skills + Our Globe HOMEWORK!

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the dark yellow continent?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

2.

What continent is directly south of North America?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

3.

Which ocean is located off the east coast of North America?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

4.

What is the name of the largest continent?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

5.

Which continent is located west of Asia?

a)

Europe

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

South America

6.

Which ocean is the farthest north?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

7.

What is the name of the most southern continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

8.

Which ocean is located to the east of Africa and to the west of Australia?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

9.

Which continent is to the WEST of the Indian Ocean and to the EAST of the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Asia

10.

Which ocean is located off the west coast of North America. It is the LARGEST ocean.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

11.

Which continent is an island continent?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

12.

The world is divided between the Northern and Southern ___________.

a)

Equator

b)

Hemispheres

c)

Continents

d)

Oceans

13.

North America is located in which hemisphere?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

14.

How many continents are there?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

1

15.

What ocean is number 1 on the map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

16.

What ocean is number 2 on the map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

17.

What ocean is number 3 on the map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

18.

What ocean is number 4 on the map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

19.

What ocean is number 5 on the map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

20.

Which letter shows the continent, Africa?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

21.

Which letter shows the continent, North America?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

22.

Which letter shows the continent, Asia?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

23.

Which letter shows the continent, Australia?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

e)

G

24.

Which letter shows the continent, Europe

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

25.

Which letter shows the continent, Antarctica?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

e)

A

26.

Which letter shows the continent, South America?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

27.

North, South, East, and West are the ________ directions?

a)

Intermediate

b)

Cardinal

c)

Simple

d)

Map

28.

The directions that come between the cardinal directions are called ________?

a)

compass Rose

b)

intermediate directions

c)

cardinal directions

d)

lines

29.

A __________ shows the four cardinal directions and the four intermediate directions.

a)

title

b)

compass rose

c)

map key

d)

symbol

30.

Which direction is circled?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

West

d)

East

31.

Which direction is circled?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

32.

Which direction is circled?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

33.

Which direction is circled?

a)

West

b)

South

c)

North

d)

East

34.

Which direction is circled?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

35.

Which direction is circled?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Northwest

d)

Southeast

36.

Which direction is circled?

a)

Southwest

b)

Southeast

c)

Northeast

d)

Northwest

37.

Which direction is circled?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

38.

What is this called?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Map Key

c)

Map Scale

d)

Compass

39.

The red triangle seen on this map can be measured as _____° N (latitude) & _____° E (longitude).

a)

80° N, 120° E

b)

60° N, 120° E

c)

30° N, 100° E

40.

The orange circle seen on this map can be measured as _____° N (latitude) & _____° E (longitude).

a)

20° N, 0° E

b)

60° N, 120° E

c)

10° N, 180° E

41.

The yellow star seen on this map can be measured as _____° N (latitude) & _____° W (longitude).

a)

30° N, 120° W

b)

0° N, 160° W

c)

40° N, 60° W

42.

The pink heart seen on this map can be measured as _____° S (latitude) & _____° W (longitude).

a)

40° S, 100° W

b)

0° S, 160° W

c)

100° S, 0° W

43.

If I start from Iowa and go to Washington, what direction am I going?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

44.

If I start from Iowa and go to Arizona, what direction am I going?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

45.

If I start from Iowa and go to Maine, what direction am I going?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

46.

If I start from Iowa and go to Florida, what direction am I going?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

47.

What are the 4 main parts of a map?

a)

Scale, Key, Title, Capitals

b)

Key or Legend, Compass, Rivers, Title

c)

Compass, Scale, Ruler, Title

d)

Title, Key, Scale, Compass

48.
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
49.
What was released in 2006?
a)
Office 2003
b)
BluRay Players
c)
Xbox 360
50.
Which event on this timeline happened FIRST? 
a)
Last use of hieroglyphic writing
b)
Rosetta Stone is carved
c)
Settlers in Nile Valley
d)
Development of hieroglyphic writing

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