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Map skills and directions

Quiz by Charity Johnson

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27 questions
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  • Q1
    What does a scale on a map help you to do?
    Show historical events
    Determine the weather
    Measure distances between places
    Identify landmarks
    30s
  • Q2
    Which tool would you use to find directions from one city to another on a map?
    Legend
    Scale
    Compass rose
    Grid lines
    30s
  • Q3
    On a map, what does a blue line typically represent?
    A river
    A road
    A mountain range

    A country

    30s
  • Q4
    Which direction would you go if you want to travel from North Carolina to New York?

    West

    East
    North
    South
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the purpose of a legend or key on a map?
    To explain the symbols used on the map
    To list geographical features
    To indicate the direction
    To show the scale of the map
    30s
  • Q6
    What do you call the imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
    Equator
    International Date Line
    Prime Meridian
    Tropic of Cancer
    30s
  • Q7
    If you are looking at a map and want to go north, which way do you need to turn if you are initially facing east?
    Turn right
    Turn around
    Go straight
    Turn left
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the purpose of a compass rose on a map?
    To mark landmarks
    To indicate scale
    To show directions
    To display elevation
    30s
  • Q9
    What do you call the lines on a map that run from east to west?
    Equator lines
    Prime meridian lines
    Latitude lines
    Longitude lines
    30s
  • Q10
    What does the scale on a map help you determine?
    Distance between locations
    Population density
    Time of travel
    Weather conditions
    30s
  • Q11
    If you are given directions to 'head south for 2 blocks, then turn left,' what direction will you be facing after the turn?
    East
    West
    South
    North
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following is a tool used for determining geographical directions?
    Compass
    Ruler
    Calculator
    Protractor
    30s
  • Q13
    If you are at point A facing north and you turn 90 degrees to your right, which direction are you now facing?
    West
    North
    East
    South
    30s
  • Q14
    What do we call the imaginary lines that run horizontally around the Earth?
    Equator
    Prime Meridian
    Latitude
    Longitude
    30s
  • Q15
    What is the latitude of the Equator?
    0 degrees
    45 degrees North
    180 degrees
    90 degrees
    30s

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