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Maps and Globes

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the 4 cardinal directions?
a)
up, down, left right
b)
North, South, East, West
c)
top, bottom, side 1, side 2
2.
Which direction is highlighted?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
3.
Which direction is highlighted?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
4.
Which direction is highlighted?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
5.
Which direction is highlighted?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
6.
What divides a globe into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
a)
Equator
b)
a line of longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
International Date Line
7.
What divides a globe into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
a)
a line of latitude
b)
equator
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
8.
Which hemisphere is shown above the equator?
a)
western hemisphere
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
northern hemisphere
d)
eastern hermisphere
9.
Which hemisphere is shown in blue?
a)
western hemisphere
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
northern hemisphere
d)
eastern hermisphere
10.
Which hemisphere is shown in blue?
a)
western hemisphere
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
northern hemisphere
d)
eastern hermisphere
11.
Which hemisphere is shown in blue?
a)
western hemisphere
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
northern hemisphere
d)
eastern hermisphere
12.
What is the name for the tool that has a magnetic needle that uses north as a reference to show location?
a)
compass
b)
globe
c)
poles
d)
hemispheres
e)
maps
13.
What is the name for an accurate model or representation of planet Earth?
a)
compass
b)
globe
c)
poles
d)
hemispheres
e)
maps
14.
What is the name for the two extreme ends of Earth?
a)
compass
b)
globe
c)
poles
d)
hemispheres
e)
maps
15.
What are the halves of the Earth called?
a)
compass
b)
globe
c)
poles
d)
hemispheres
e)
maps
16.
What is a flat picture of representation of a place?
a)
compass
b)
globe
c)
poles
d)
hemispheres
e)
location
17.
Lines of LONGITUDE or meridians run or move _________.
a)
east and west
b)
north and south
c)
equator
d)
parallels
18.
Lines of LATITUDES or parallels run or move _________.
a)
east and west
b)
north and south
c)
England
d)
meridians
19.
The ______ divides Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres.
a)
prime meridian
b)
equator
c)
north pole
d)
south pole
20.
The ______ divides Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres.
a)
prime meridian
b)
equator
c)
north pole
d)
south pole
21.
The red lines on this map are lines of _______.
a)
longitudes
b)
latitudes
22.
The red lines on this map are lines of _______.
a)
longitudes
b)
latitudes
23.
Puerto Rico (red circle) is located in the _______ hemisphere.
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
24.
Puerto Rico (red circle) is located in the _______ hemisphere.
a)
Western
b)
Eastern
25.
Which continent is located COMPLETELY in the Southern hemisphere?
a)
Australia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
North America
26.
Which continent is located COMPLETELY in the Eastern hemisphere?
a)
Asia
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
27.
Which continent is completely in the Northern and Western hemispheres?
a)
Australia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Europe
28.
Why is learning to read lines of longitudes and latitudes important?
a)
They help us find the location of places on Earth.
b)
They help us learn about countries and cultures around the world
c)
They help us learn new languages.
d)
They help us learn about the planets in the solar system.
29.
What is the name of the continent labeled #1 and/or color purple?
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Europe
e)
Africa
30.
What is the name of the continent labeled #2 and/or color brown?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Europe
e)
Asia
31.
What is the name of the continent labeled #3 and/or color light yellow?
a)
Australia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Europe
e)
Asia
32.
What is the name of the continent labeled #4 and/or color red or coral?
a)
Europe
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Asia
e)
Africa
33.
What is the name of the continent labeled #5 and/or color green?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
e)
Africa
34.
What is the name of the continent labeled #6 and/or yellow/orange?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
e)
Africa
35.
What is the name of the continent labeled #7 and/or blue?
a)
Antarctica
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Europe
e)
Asia
36.
What is the name of the ocean labeled with the letter A?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
e)
Southern Ocean
37.
What is the name of the ocean labeled with the letter B?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
e)
Southern Ocean
38.
What is the name of the ocean labeled with the letter C?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
e)
Southern Ocean
39.
What is the name of the ocean labeled with the letter D?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
e)
Southern Ocean
40.
What is the name of the ocean labeled with the letter E?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
e)
Southern Ocean