Map Quiz

What is a scale bar for?

• to know the cardinal points
• to know the symbology of a map
• to know distances in a map
• to know the political divisions

How do you know what the map is all about?

• Read the title
• Look at the map key
• Look at the compass rose

What tells us the directions on a map?

• Title
• Mrs. Edwards
• Compass Rose

Where do you look to find what the symbols mean on a map?

• compass rose
• map key
• title

Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Axis
• North Pole

On which two hemispheres do we live?

• Northern and Eastern
• Eastern and Southern
• Western and Southern
• Northern and Western

Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Axis
• North Pole

Which part of a map is represented by a star? 

• capital
• city
• boundary line
• compass rose

How do you know what the map is all about?

• Read the title
• Look at the map key
• Look at the compass rose

A drawing of the earth's surface on a flat surface according to scale

• sketch

• plan

• map