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Bolts year 7

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the B in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Border

b)

Banana

c)

Background

d)

Banner

2.

What does the O in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Orange

b)

Observe

c)

Orientation

d)

Outside

3.

What does the L in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Log

b)

Lion

c)

Lollipop

d)

Legend

4.

What does the T in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Title

b)

Trim

c)

Tough

d)

Tag

5.

What does the first S in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Scale

b)

Size

c)

Snack

d)

Sideways

6.

What does the second S in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Size

b)

Start

c)

Source

d)

Sort

7.

According to the colour guide on this key, which of the following colours show roads?

a)

Red and black

b)

Red and brown

c)

Brown and blue

d)

Brown and black

8.
What are the four directions on a compass?
a)
Top, bottom, left, right
b)
Night, Early, Winter, Summer
c)
North, East, South, West
d)
Latitude, longitude, north pole, south pole
9.
What is this a picture of?
a)
map
b)
Earth
c)
globe
d)
compass rose
10.
The star is a symbol for
a)
a city
b)
the police
c)
the road
d)
the river
11.

On a map, the height above sea level is known as the:

a)

Contour line

b)

Contour interval

c)

Scale

d)

Elevation

12.

Which BOLTSS feature tells you what the colours/symbols mean?

a)

Title

b)

Legend

c)

Scale

d)

Source

13.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Topographic

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Choropleth

14.

Scale is important because

a)

We can accurately measure the distance between places

b)

We can draw large area on a small peice of paper

c)

We can enlarge small items to see more detail

d)

All of the above

15.

What type of map would you use to find a local park?

a)

Thematic

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Street Map

16.

What type of map would you use to find a local Capital City?

a)

Thematic

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Street Map

17.

What type of map might you use to visit a town you have never been to before?

a)

Tourist Map

b)

Topographic Map

c)

Choropleth Map

d)

Synoptic Chart

18.

A person who makes maps is called a...?

a)

Map maker

b)

Cartographer

c)

Mapper

d)

Surveyor

19.

Which element of BOLTSS is missing from this map?

a)

Orientation

b)

Border

c)

Title

d)

Scale

20.

The Scale on the map tells me the relationship between

a)

the distance on the map and the height of the map

b)

the distance on the map and the weight of the map

c)

the distance on the map and the distance on the ground

d)

the height and the weight

21.

What does the B in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Border

b)

Banana

c)

Background

d)

Banner

22.

What does the O in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Orange

b)

Observe

c)

Orientation

d)

Outside

23.

What does the L in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Log

b)

Lion

c)

Lollipop

d)

Legend

24.

What does the T in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Title

b)

Trim

c)

Tough

d)

Tag

25.

What does the first S in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Scale

b)

Size

c)

Snack

d)

Sideways

26.

What does the second S in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Size

b)

Start

c)

Source

d)

Sort

27.

According to the colour guide on this key, which of the following colours show roads?

a)

Red and black

b)

Red and brown

c)

Brown and blue

d)

Brown and black

28.
What are the four directions on a compass?
a)
Top, bottom, left, right
b)
Night, Early, Winter, Summer
c)
North, East, South, West
d)
Latitude, longitude, north pole, south pole
29.
The star is a symbol for
a)
a city
b)
the police
c)
the road
d)
the river
30.

Which BOLTSS feature tells you what the colours/symbols mean?

a)

Title

b)

Legend

c)

Scale

d)

Source

31.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Topographic

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Choropleth

32.

What type of map would you use to find a local Capital City?

a)

Thematic

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Street Map

33.

Which element of BOLTSS is missing from this map?

a)

Orientation

b)

Border

c)

Title

d)

Scale

34.

A map showing landmarks such as landforms, deserts, mountains and plains.

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Elevation

d)

Population

35.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Physical

b)

Street Map

c)

Thematic

d)

Politcal

36.

Which map uses different colours to indicate extra information that comes from a set of data?

a)

Chloropleth

b)

Thematic

c)

Street

d)

Poltical

37.

What does the B in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Border

b)

Banana

c)

Background

d)

Banner

38.

What does the O in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Orange

b)

Observe

c)

Orientation

d)

Outside

39.

What does the L in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Log

b)

Lion

c)

Lollipop

d)

Legend

40.

What does the T in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Title

b)

Trim

c)

Tough

d)

Tag

41.

Geography is the study of

a)

Maps

b)

All living and non-living elements of the Earths surface and atmosphere

c)

Plants, animals and all living things

d)

Tectonic plates and landscapes

42.

What is the name of the tool used to find the direction on a map?

a)

scale

b)

legend

c)

compass

d)

border

43.

What is a map?

a)

A piece of paper with pictures on it

b)

A drawing that represents the land and landscape of an area.

c)

An aerial photo

d)

a written list of instructions

44.

When we draw a map in needs to have BOLTS. What does the 'B' stand for?

a)

bed

b)

bingo

c)

banana

d)

border

45.

When we draw a map in needs to have BOLTS. What does the 'O' stand for?

a)

orientation

b)

order

c)

orange

d)

open

46.

When we draw a map in needs to have BOLTS. What does the 'L' stand for?

a)

lines

b)

loops

c)

legend

d)

lemons

47.

When we draw a map in needs to have BOLTS. What does the 'S' stand for?

a)

scale

b)

sun

c)

simple

d)

sample

48.

What does the symbol shown represent on a map?

a)

train line

b)

road

c)

river

d)

building

49.

What are the lines on the map called that run vertically and meet at the north and south pole?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

meridian

d)

equator

50.

What are the lines on a map called that run parallel to the equator

a)

long line

b)

latitude

c)

longitude

d)

Capricorn

51.

What is the name of the line that runs horizontally around the middle of a map of the earth?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Arctic circle

52.

The blue rectangle is _______.

a)

south

b)

north

c)

west

d)

east

53.

This is known as a compass....

a)

Daisy

b)

Tulip

c)

Lily

d)

Rose

54.

Which point on the compass is missing?

a)

EN

b)

NE

c)

WE

d)

ES

55.

Which point on the compass is missing?

a)

SW

b)

WS

c)

WE

d)

ES

56.

Which three points are missing on this compass?

a)

NWN, ENE, ESE

b)

WNW, ENE, ESE

c)

WWN, NEE, SEE

d)

WNW, NEE, ESE

57.

Which three points are missing on this compass?

a)

SSW, WSW, NWN

b)

SSW, WWS, WNN

c)

SWS, WSW, NWN

d)

SSW, WSW, NNW

58.

How many points are on this compass?

(a)  

59.

How many points are on this compass?

(a)  

60.

What direction do you travel in, going from France to Spain?

a)

South

b)

South West

c)

East

d)

North East

61.

What direction do you travel in, going from Italy to Germany?

a)

South

b)

East

c)

West

d)

North

62.

What direction do you travel in, going from Norway to Poland?

a)

South East

b)

South West

c)

South

d)

North West

63.

What is this called?

a)

Map

b)

Map Key

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Map Tool

64.

What do these letters stand for?

a)

Never Eat Soggy Worms

b)

Never Eat Soggy Waffles

c)

North East South West

d)

Never Eat Salty Watermelon

65.

What is this called?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Map Key

c)

Map

d)

North, South, East, and West

66.

What direction is the red arrow pointing?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

67.

What is the name of the forest that is colored green on this map?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Rio Grande

68.

What direction is the Blue arrow pointing?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

69.

What is located at point D2?

a)

House

b)

Playground

c)

Hospital

d)

Gas Station

70.

What direction is the Yellow arrow pointing?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

71.

What is the longest river in the United States?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Tiger River

c)

Amazon River

d)

The Great Lakes

72.

Which is NOT a direction on the compass rose?

a)

NorthWest

b)

NorthEast

c)

SouthNorth

d)

SouthWest

73.
If you traveled from Africa to Europe, in which direction would you be traveling?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
74.
If you traveled from North America to Europe, in which direction would you be traveling?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
75.
Which answer shows all of
the Intermediate Directions?
a)
South, North, East, West
b)
North, Northeast, Northwest
c)
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest,
Southwest
d)
South, Southeast, Southwest
76.
Which answer is not a Cardinal
direction?
a)
North
b)
East
c)
Northeast
d)
South
77.
We need directions so we do not
get lost, to help us get from one
place to another, and so we know
where we are.
a)
True
b)
False
78.
Which answer shows the tool we
use for cardinal and intermediate
directions?
a)
line of longitude
b)
compass rose
c)
map
d)
key
79.
California (CA) is ______ of
Colorado (CO).
a)
East
b)
Southeast
c)
West
d)
North
80.
New York is ______ of Texas.
a)
Northeast
b)
North
c)
Southwest
d)
South
81.
We live in the ______ part of the
United States.
a)
Southeast
b)
Northwest
c)
Southwest
d)
Northeast
82.
When following directions, what are the
two key words that tell us where to
begin?
a)
of/from; to
b)
begin; end
c)
from; on
d)
on; to