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Map Skills Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a map?

a)

a large body of water

b)

a model of the earth

c)

a book of maps

d)

a special drawing of all or part of the earth as seen from above

2.

The equator

a)

is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth

b)

is half of a sphere

c)

is a large piece of land

d)

is always in the north

3.

A hemisphere is

a)

the south pole

b)

the northern pole

c)

half a sphere

d)

the whole globe

4.

What is a globe?

a)

a ball with fake snow inside

b)

a book of maps

c)

a model of the earth

d)

a drawing of the earth

5.

Map

a)

when you're drawing on paper.

b)

something to use when you're driving

c)

A flat picture that shows the location of things.


d)

a 3D model of the Earth

6.

Map title

a)

These words tell what the whole map is about.


b)

Gives you ownership of the map

c)

Located in the map legend/key

d)

the key to learning about maps

7.

Map key/Map legend

a)

tells what the map is about

b)

A box on a map in which map symbols are explained.


c)

a 3D model of the Earth

d)

a flat piece of paper that tells where you are

8.

Compass Rose

a)

A scratch and sniff feature on the map.

b)

 A drawing on a map that shows cardinal and sometimes intermediate directions.


c)

These words tell what the whole map is about.

d)

A tool that shows the distance between two places.


9.

Map Symbol

a)

A flat picture that shows the location of things.


b)

A box on a map in which map symbols are explained.

c)

These words tell what the whole map is about.


d)

 A picture on a map that stands for something real on Earth.


10.

What cardinal directions do the letters on this compass rose stand for?

a)

Never eat soggy waffles.

b)

North, East, South, West

c)

Northwestern, south, east, southwestern

d)

n,e,s,w