Geography & Map Skills

Which part of a map tells you direction (N, S, E, W)?
1. title
2. map key
3. compass rose
4. scale
Where do you look to see if you are looking at a road map?
1. map key
2. compass rose
3. title
4. scale
A list of shapes and symbols that tell you how to read a map is a _____.
1. map key
2. title
3. compass rose
4. scale
This is the mountain range that runs through Virginia.
1. James
2. Appalachians
3. Rocky
4. Mississippi
Which of these represents Virginia?
Topeka and St. Mary are the same because they both have –
1. a lumber industry
2. good fishing
3. a farming industry
4. nearby mountains
Which compass rose below is correct?
Which continent is South America?
1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 1
Which continent is North America?
1. 3
2. 7
3. 2
4. 5
Which continent is Europe?
1. 5
2. 4
3. 2
4. 7
Which continent is Asia?
1. 7
2. 2
3. 4
4. 1
Which continent is Africa?
1. 5
2. 4
3. 7
4. 2
Which continent is Australia?
1. 6
2. 1
3. 4
4. 5
Which continent is Antarctica?
1. 7
2. 4
3. 6
4. 1
Which is the Atlantic Ocean?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
I am the longest river in the United States, the third longest in the world.
1. Mississippi
2. James
3. Rio Grande
4. Ohio
Which river runs from the Chesapeake Bay to Richmond, Virginia? The map below may help you.
1. James
2. Mississippi
3. Rio Grande
4. Potomac
Which river is shown in blue on the map above?
1. Ohio
2. Mississippi
3. Missouri
4. Rio Grande
Which river is shown in blue on the map above?
1. Rio Grande
2. Mississippi
3. Missouri
4. Ohio
Which river is shown in blue on the map above?
1. Rio Grande
2. Ohio
3. Mississippi
4. Missouri
Which points to the map key?
1. A
2. B
3. C
Which points to the compass rose?
1. A
2. B
3. C
Which points to the map title?
1. A
2. B
3. C
Which one is the map that correctly shows the things on the table?
A ____________________ is a large body of land on the Earth.
1. globe
2. map
3. continent
4. equator
A round model of the Earth is called a ____________________.
1. globe
2. map
3. continent
4. equator
A ____________________ is a flat drawing of what places look like from above and where they are located.
1. globe
2. map
3. continent
4. equator
The ____________________ is the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
1. globe
2. map
3. continent
4. equator
The country that is south of the U. S. A. is _____.
1. Mexico
2. Canada
3. Hawaii
4. Alaska
The country that is north of the U. S. A. is _____.
1. Mexico
2. Canada
3. North Dakota
4. Louisiana
Which state is in the east?
1. Texas
2. Montana
3. Virginia
4. California
Which state is furthest south?
1. California
2. Texas
3. Virginia
4. Montana
Which state is in the west?
1. California
2. Texas
3. Montana
4. Virginia
Which state is furthest north?
1. Montana
2. Virginia
3. California
4. Texas
Which is the Pacific Ocean?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Which is the Indian Ocean?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Geography & Map Skills

Multiple-Choice ExerciseContent © 2009 Poquoson Primary School; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Content © 2009 Poquoson Primary School; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.