Map Quiz

What do maps help us do?

• Learn to read

• Find our way around

• Get lost

There are many different types of maps.

• True

• False

Which of the following are a type of map?

• Physical Map

• Road map

• Elevation Map

• Political Map

What do we call people who make maps?

• Photographers

• Mapographers

• Cartographers

From the options below, select everything we can see on a weather map.

• Where it is raining

• Where it is snowing

• If it is warm in another state

• If a hurricane is forming in the ocean

What does a political map show? Select all that apply.

• Boundaries of countries

• Boundaries of states

• Boundaries of counties

• Boundaries of houses

Physical maps show similar data as political maps, but they also show landforms such as deserts, mountains, and plains.

• True

• False

Topographic maps show the economic activities in different areas.

• True

• False

What type of map shows natural and man-made features?

• Weather

• Topographic

• Physical

• Political

Different types of maps are created to provide various kinds of information about the earth.

• True

• False