Map Exploration Quiz

What do maps use to show how the distance on the map relates to the actual distance on Earth?

• Scale

• Legend

• Grid

• Compass

Which type of map shows features such as rocky shores and safe ports?

• Climatic maps

• Political maps

• Topographic maps

• Nautical charts

What type of maps show where winds blow and ocean currents flow?

• Economic maps

• Geological maps

• Navigational charts

• Population maps

What did European explorers carry along with maps of the places they journeyed to?

• Telescopes

• Compasses

• Navigational charts

• Nautical charts

What did mapmakers in Europe get new information from?

• Merchants

• Sailors

• Artists

• Farmers

Before Columbus sailed, what did mapmakers not know about?

• The existence of sea monsters

• The width of the Atlantic Ocean

• The New World

• The world being round

What did maps of the Americas still have many blank spots of after Columbus's trip?

• Famous landmarks

• Known cities

• Unexplored areas

• Imaginary sea monsters

What did maps often have drawings of, such as undersea dragons or serpents?

• Imaginary sea monsters

• Historical events

• Famous explorers

• Real animals