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Map Components Quiz
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Question 1
1.
Geography is the study of the Earth's surface including landforms, water bodies, climate, and plants.
True
False
Question 2
2.
This is a diagram on a map that shows directions such as North, South, East, and West.
map grid
compass rose
distortion
map legend
Question 3
3.
Match the following map component with the correct meaning.
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
The directions on a compass rose such as southeast, northeast, northwest, southwest
Seattle, Washington is north of Olympia, Washington.
The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
Question 4
4.
Match the following map component with the correct meaning.
RELATIVE LOCATION
The directions on a compass rose such as southeast, northeast, northwest, southwest
Seattle, Washington is north of Olympia, Washington.
The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
Question 5
5.
Match the following map component with the correct meaning.
DISTORTION
A change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map.
The directions on a compass rose such as southeast, northeast, northwest, southwest
A box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map.
Question 6
6.
Match the following map component with the correct meaning.
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS
The directions on a compass rose such as southeast, northeast, northwest, southwest
The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
Describes the area shown on the map. It also identifies the map's main topics.
Directions on a compass rose such as North, South, East, and West.
Question 7
7.
Match the following map component with the correct meaning.
INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS
The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
This is a diagram on a map that shows directions such as North, South, East, and West.
Directions on a compass rose such as North, South, East, and West.
The directions on a compass rose such as southeast, northeast, northwest, southwest
Question 8
8.
Match the following map component with the correct meaning.
MAP KEY/LEGEND
This is a diagram on a map that shows directions such as North, South, East, and West.
Describes the area shown on the map. It also identifies the map's main topics.
A box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map.
The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
Question 9
9.
Match the following map component with the correct meaning.
MAP TITLE
The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
A box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map.
A change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map.
Describes the area shown on the map. It also identifies the map's main topics.
Question 10
10.
Map components is part of which subject/class?
science
social studies