Year 7 Skills

What is the purpose of a legend on a map?

• To provide the scale

• To explain the symbols used on the map

• To show the direction

• To provide coordinates

What does a contour line represent on a topographic map?

• Distance

• Latitude

• Elevation

• Population

A map has a scale of 1:50,000. If the distance between two points on the map is 2 cm, what is the actual ground distance?

• 10 meters

• 100 meters

• 1 kilometer

• 50 kilometers

What is the best map scale for walking trails in a national park?

• 1:100,000

• 1:500,000

• 1:10,000

• 1:1,000,000

What is the bearing of a point located due east of your position?

• 0°

• 90°

• 180°

• 270°

On a map, north is indicated to be at the top. What is the general term for this kind of map?

• Equatorial projection

• Conventional map

• Mercator projection

• Compass grid

What is the area reference for the bottom-right corner of grid square E4?

• 0453

• 0435

• 0534

• 0334

The grid reference 4753 represents which location?

• Intersection of the 47th column and the 3rd row

• Intersection of the 47th column and the 53rd row

• Intersection of the 4th row and the 75th column

• Intersection of the 5th row and the 47th column

The Prime Meridian is located at which longitude?

• 90° E

• 0°

• 180° W

• 45° N

If a location is at 45°N latitude and 60°W longitude, in which hemisphere is it located?

• Northern and Western

• Northern and Eastern

• Southern and Western

• Southern and Eastern