Geography Quiz

What is a globe?

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TX.§113.14.B.12

Grace is planning a trip and wants to learn about different places she can visit. What do maps show us?

• Only oceans

• Only mountains

• Places around the world

• Only animals

How far would you have to travel to go around the Earth?

• Distance from London to Sydney

• 25,000 miles

• Distance from New York to Los Angeles

• 20,000 miles

• Distance from Tokyo to Paris

• 15,000 miles

• Distance around the Earth

• 10,000 miles

Emma is planning a road trip and needs to find (a)   using a map.

• Route A

• Route B

• Route C

• Route D

Lily is working on a project where she needs to create a detailed map of her neighborhood. What is a person who creates a map called?

• Geographer

• Cartographer

• Navigator

• Explorer

Samuel and Harper are planning a hiking trip and are looking at a map. What does the compass rose on the map show?

• Distance

• Temperature

• Directions

• Population

Grace is working on a school project about different types of maps. She needs to find out which type of map shows where people live. Can you help her?

• Political Map

• Physical Map

• Population Map

• Climate Map

Emma is looking at a map to understand the different countries and their boundaries. What type of map is she using?

• Natural features

• Borders and government lines

• Weather patterns

• Population density

How can you tell the distance from one place to another on a map?

• By looking at the legend

• By using the compass rose

• By checking the scale

• By reading the title

Answer explanation

The scale on a map indicates the relationship between distance on the map and actual distance on the ground. By checking the scale, you can accurately determine how far apart two places are.

Avery is planning a trip and wants to visit a specific landmark. What are coordinates used for on a map?

• To find the location of a place

• To draw pictures

• To write stories

• To color the map