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Maps, Maps, Maps!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This tells us direction

a)

Map Key

b)

Map Title

c)

Compass

d)

lunch menu

2.

Which symbol on the Map Key tells us the capital?

a)

b)

c)

d)

3.

What type of map is this?

a)

weather map

b)

city map

c)

street map

d)

treasure map

4.

What's the purpose of a map?

a)

Decor a room

b)

Help you lose things

c)

Help you see things

d)

Help you find places

5.
What is used to explain the symbols used on a map?
a)
map key
b)
map scale
c)
symbol
d)
map legend
6.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
7.
How do you know what the map is all about?
a)
Read the title
b)
Look at the map key
c)
Look at the compass rose
8.

Ready for a fun challenge? Can you tell me what a physical map is mainly used for?

a)

Is it to show political boundaries?

b)

Or, is it to show landforms and physical features?

c)

Maybe it's to show population density?

d)

Or could it be to show climate zones?

9.

Imagine you're an explorer on a thrilling adventure, and you've just stumbled upon a mysterious map! Can you tell what color is typically used to represent water bodies on this physical map?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

10.

An area that shares physical or human characteristics, such as common features.

a)

region

b)

climate

c)

irrigate

11.

Map show the physical characteristics of a place, and can show mountains and valleys.

a)

elevation

b)

physical

c)

plain

12.

shows characteristics of the PHYSICAL environment such as landforms, rivers, deserts.

a)

road map

b)

physical map

c)

political map

d)

historical map

13.
This type of map shows parts of the world as they were in the past
a)
historical map
b)
political map
c)
physical map
14.

Some cities have lots of pollution and garbage. Which theme does this represent?

a)

Location

b)

Human-Environment interaction

c)

Region

d)

Place

15.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
16.

What type of map is this?

a)

climate map

b)

historic map

c)

political map

d)

physical map

17.

Why are latitude and longitude useful to geographers?

a)

They can be used to organize the entire water surface on Earth

b)

They can be used to divide all of the large landmasses on Earth

c)

They can be used to identify the exact location of any place on Earth.

d)

They can be used to identify the approximate location of any place on Earth

18.

What advantage do globes have over maps?

a)

They are easier to work with

b)

They are less expensive to make

c)

They show the world as it really is

d)

They show more information about the world

19.

elevation map

a)

shows political information such as location of state or national borders or the location of capitals and other cities

b)

looks like an arrow and shows the directions:North, South, East and West

c)

shows pictures of the land and cities from space

d)

shows physical characteristics of a land area

20.

political map

a)

shows numbers of people that live in an area

b)

high and low places shown through using different colors

c)

shows political information such as location of state or national borders or the location of capitals and other cities

d)

is the distance or height above sea level