Map Reading Skills Quiz Quiz

10 multiple choice questions

1. What does a map legend show?

A) How to fold the map B) The symbols and colors used on the map C) The map's history D) The map's price

2. What does a compass rose on a map indicate?

A) The elevation B) Direction (north, south, east, west) C) The map scale D) Distance

3. What does map scale represent?

A) Temperature and distance B) Distance on the map and actual distance on Earth C) Population and area D) Time zones

4. In which direction do lines of latitude run on a map?

A) North to south B) East to west C) Diagonally D) In circles around poles

5. What are the vertical lines on a map called?

A) Parallels B) Meridians C) Equators D) Tropics

6. What degree of latitude marks the equator?

A) 90 degrees north B) 0 degrees C) 90 degrees south D) 180 degrees

7. What do contour lines on a topographic map show?

A) Only countries B) Roads and cities C) Elevation and landforms using contour lines D) Ocean depth only

8. What is the Prime Meridian measured at?

A) 0 degrees B) 90 degrees C) 180 degrees D) 45 degrees

9. On most maps, which direction is at the top?

A) At the bottom B) To the right C) To the left D) In the center

10. What does a large-scale map typically show?

A) The whole world B) A small area in great detail C) A large area in little detail D) Only oceans

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