Map Reading Skills for Year 3 Geography: Interactive Quizzes and Learning

Question 1

What does the symbol of a red cross inside a black square usually represent on a map?

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Hospital

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Church

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Police Station

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Fire Station

Question 2

What does a green circle usually represent on a map?

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A forest

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A school

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A river

Question 3

What does a blue line usually represent on a map?

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A river

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A road

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A mountain

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A forest

Question 4

Which of these do the blue lines on the map show?

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Rivers

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Roads

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Mountains

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Buildings

Question 5

Which of these symbols would you NOT find on a map?

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A smiley face

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A tree

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A road

Question 6

What does a green circle with a tree in the middle show on a map?

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A forest

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A lake

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A mountain

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A church

Question 7

Which map symbol indicates the location of a bridge?

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A picture of a bridge

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A picture of a tree

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A picture of a house

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A picture of a car

Question 8

Which symbol on a map typically represents a forest?

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Green triangle

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Red cross

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Blue square

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Yellow circle

Question 9

On a map, what does a blue line usually represent?

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A river

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A mountain

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A road

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A forest

Question 10

What does the scale on a map help you to work out?

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How far apart places are in real life

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What the different symbols mean

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Which direction to travel in

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What the landscape looks like

Question 11

What does the scale on a map show you?

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How far apart places are on the map

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Which way to travel to get to a place

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How tall a mountain is

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What the land is like

Question 12

What does a compass help you find?

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The direction north

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The time

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How far away something is

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How to draw a perfect circle

Question 13

Which of these things would you most likely find on a map that shows the natural features of a place?

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Mountains

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Roads

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Buildings

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Shops

Question 14

What is the purpose of a map key?

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To explain what the symbols on the map mean

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To show the distance between two places

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To point out which way is north

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To help you draw straight lines

Question 15

On a map, what does the symbol ▲ represent?

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A mountain

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A forest

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A river

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A city

Question 16

What does the scale on a map show us?

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How far apart places are in real life

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How far apart places are on the map

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Which direction to travel in

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How high mountains are

Question 17

On a map, what is a line that connects points of equal height called?

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A contour line

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A scale bar

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A legend

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A compass rose

Question 18

To measure the distance between two points on a map, what should you use?

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The scale bar

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A ruler

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A protractor

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Your finger

Question 19

Which of these is NOT a type of map?

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A book

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A physical map

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A political map

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A contour map

Question 20

What does a legend on a map tell us?

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What the symbols on the map mean

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The scale of the map

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The directions on the map

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The most important features of the map

Question 21

To find out which direction to travel on a map, what should you use?

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A compass rose

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A ruler

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A pencil

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Your guess

Question 22

What is the main purpose of a map key?

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To explain the symbols used on the map

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To show the scale of the map

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To indicate the directions on the map

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To highlight the important features of the map

Question 23

Which of the following is not usually shown on a physical map?

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Cities

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Mountains

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Rivers

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Oceans

Question 24

What does the scale on a map tell us?

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How many kilometers each line on the map represents

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How tall the buildings on the map are

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How many people live in the area shown on the map

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How old the map is

Question 25

What is the circle with lines coming out of it on a map called?

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A compass rose

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A grid

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A scale

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A legend

Question 26

Which of these can you NOT find on a map?

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Animals

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Roads

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Trees

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Buildings

Question 27

Which of these is a useful tip for using a map?

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Look at the compass rose to find north

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Hold the map upside down

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Fold the map into a paper airplane

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Draw all over the map

Question 28

What is the difference between a map of the world and a map of a country?

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A map of the world shows the whole Earth, while a map of a country shows only part of the Earth.

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A map of a country shows the whole Earth, while a map of the world shows only part of the Earth.

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Both maps show the same thing, but a map of the world is more detailed.

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Both maps show the same thing, but a map of a country is more detailed.

Question 29

Which line divides the Earth into top and bottom halves?

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The Equator

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The Prime Meridian

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The Tropic of Capricorn

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The Tropic of Cancer

Question 30

Which map symbol represents a forest?

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Green circle with a tree inside

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Blue square with a tree inside

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Red triangle with a tree inside

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Yellow star with a tree inside

Question 31

When using a map to navigate, what's the first thing you should check to make sure you're going the right way?

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Which direction is north

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Your starting point

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The map's size

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The map's symbols

Question 32

On a map, what color is usually used to show us where water like seas and rivers are?

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Blue

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Brown

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Green

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Yellow

Question 33

Can you tell me which of these is NOT something you will find on a map of an area?

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A dinosaur

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A river

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A building

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A forest

Question 34

Pretend you're following directions on a map. You need to go north, then east, and finally south. Which way do you need to turn last?

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South

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North

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East

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West

Question 35

Imagine a map that has a scale of 1:10,000. On this map, I measure the distance between two points to be 5 centimeters. How far apart would those two points be in real life?

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500 meters

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50 meters

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5 kilometers

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500 kilometers

Question 36

Which map will give you the most information about a small area, like your neighborhood?

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A local map

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A world map

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A country map

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A globe

Question 37

What is the purpose of a map projection?

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To show the Earth's surface on a flat piece of paper

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To make the Earth look like a ball

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To show the Earth from outer space

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To show the Earth's weather patterns

Question 38

What information does the scale of a map provide?

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The distance between two points on the map

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The colors used on the map

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The direction to travel

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The size of the map

Question 39

What is the purpose of a legend on a map?

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To explain the symbols used on the map

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To show the scale of the map

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To indicate the direction of north

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To provide additional information about the map

Question 40

Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

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Equator

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Tropic of Cancer

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Prime Meridian

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International Date Line

Question 41

What information does the scale of a map tell you?

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The distance represented by one unit on the map

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The direction to travel

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The height of a mountain

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The population of a city

Question 42

If the scale of a map is 1:25,000, how many centimeters on the map represent one kilometer on the ground?

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2.5 cm

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1 cm

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10 cm

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25 cm

Question 43

What does the compass rose on a map show?

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The direction of north

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The distance between two points

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The elevation of the land

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The type of vegetation

Question 44

Which of these is a cardinal direction?

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North

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North-east

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North-north-west

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West-south-west

Question 45

If you are facing north, what direction is to your left?

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West

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East

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South

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North-east

Question 46

What is the purpose of a contour line on a map?

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To show the height of the land

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To mark the boundaries of a country

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To indicate the direction of a river

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To show the location of a road

Question 47

What does the scale of this map tell us? 1 cm on the map represents:

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1 km

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100 km

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100 m

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1 m

Question 48

What is the difference between a contour line and a spot height?

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Contour lines connect points of equal height, while spot heights show the height of a specific location.

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Spot heights connect points of equal height, while contour lines show the height of a specific location.

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Contour lines and spot heights both show the height of a specific location.

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Contour lines and spot heights both connect points of equal height.

Question 49

Which type of map is most helpful for finding your way around a city?

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A road map

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A physical map

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A political map

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A topographic map

Question 50

What symbol on a map usually represents a forest?

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A circle with trees inside

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A triangle with trees inside

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A square with trees inside

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A line of trees

Question 51

What information does the scale of a map give you?

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The distance between two places on the ground

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The distance between two places on the map

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How big the map is

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The direction to travel

Question 52

Which direction is opposite to north?

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South

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East

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West

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Up

Question 53

What does the map scale of 1:10,000 mean?

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1 cm on the map represents 10,000 cm on the ground

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10 cm on the map represents 1,000 cm on the ground

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10 cm on the map represents 10,000 cm on the ground

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1 cm on the map represents 1,000 cm on the ground

Question 54

What does the legend on a map show?

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What all the symbols on the map mean

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The scale of the map

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The directions on the map

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The title of the map

Question 55

What is the purpose of using contour lines on a map?

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To show the height of land

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To show the direction of rivers

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To show the location of towns and cities

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To show the boundaries of countries

Question 56

Which symbol on a map represents a mountain?

Accepted Answer

Triangle with a peak at the top

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Triangle

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Star

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Circle

Question 57

You're hiking and need to find a place to camp. Your map has a symbol that looks like a tent. What does this symbol most likely show?

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A campground

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A mountain

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A forest

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A lake

Question 58

On a map, what does a green circle with a smaller green circle inside usually represent?

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A park

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A school

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A hospital

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A library

Question 59

What symbol on a map usually shows a hospital?

Accepted Answer

Red cross

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Green star

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Blue square

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Yellow triangle

Question 60

Which of these is NOT a symbol commonly used on maps?

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The word 'hospital'

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A drawing of a tree

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The letter 'H'

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The number '5'

Question 61

On a map, which shape is commonly used to show a mountain?

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Triangle

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Square

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Circle

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Star

Question 62

What shape is usually used on a map to show a forest?

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A green triangle

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A red circle

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A blue line

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A yellow square

Question 63

When you reach a crossroads on a map, how do you know which way to go?

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Use the compass rose to find the direction.

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Use the scale bar to measure the distance.

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Read the legend to understand the symbols.

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Ask someone for help.

Question 64

What is not a common feature found on a map?

Accepted Answer

Dog

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Tree

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Road