Unit 1 Test Maps
  • 1. Use the United States Map pg 54. Find the distance and direction of travel from Phoenix, Arizona to Boise, Idaho.
A) 700 miles North West
B) 550 miles South East
C) 700 miles South East
D) 550 miles North West
  • 2. What is an advantage of a globe?
A) Distorts area
B) Distorts distance
C) True distance
D) easy to carry around
  • 3. What are the 4 parts of a map?
A) Key, Title, Compass Rose, Large Scale
B) Title, Compass Rose, Key, Small Scale
C) Key, Tiltle, Scale, Compass Rose
  • 4. Where do I look on a map to find symbols?
A) Title
B) Scale
C) Key
D) Boundary Lines
E) Compass Rose
  • 5. Russia is one of the 7 continents
A) True
B) False
  • 6. What is the Scale on the Canada Map Pg. 44
A) 1.25in=200 Miles
B) 1.75in=300 miles
C) 1.75in=200 miles
D) 1.5in=200 miles
E) 1.50=300 Miles
  • 7. Australia is a continent and a country?
A) False
B) True
  • 8. Use the Special Purpose United States Population Map Pg. 77. What is the population of Denver?
A) 50 to 100 per square mile
B) Over 250 per sq. mile
C) 100 to 250 per square mile.
  • 9. True or False. I should look at the Title of every map?
A) False
B) True
  • 10. What part of the map shows you the extent of the countries territory?
A) Key
B) Title
C) Boundary Lines
D) Bodies of water
E) Scale
  • 11. What is a Small Scale Map?
A) Small land area, lots of detail
B) Large land area, little detail
  • 12. What is a Large Scale Map?
A) Small land area, lots of detail
B) Large land area, little detail
  • 13. What is a disadvantage of a globe?
A) True Distance
B) Easy to carry around
C) True Direction
D) Not a lot of detail
  • 14. Using the Ethnic Composition Graph on Pg. 76. What is the population of the Dutch
A) 17%
B) 3.6%
C) 1.9%
D) 3.3%
  • 15. What is an advantage of a map?
A) Distorts land
B) Hard to carry around
C) Can see detail
  • 16. What is a disadvantage of a map?
A) Distorts area
B) can see detail
C) easy to carry around
  • 17. Use the Europe map on pg 98. Find the distance and direction from Paris, France to Dublin, Ireland.
A) 470 miles North West
B) 520 Miles North East
C) 430 miles North West
D) 520 Miles North West
  • 18. On Page 98. What is the Capital of England?
A) Dublin
B) London
C) York
D) Liverpool
  • 19. Using the map on page 43. Find the distance and direction to Halifax, Nova Scotia from Yellowknife, NorthWest Territories.
A) 2,310 miles North West
B) 2,310 miles South East
C) 2,360 miles South East
D) 2,360 miles South West
  • 20. What is distorted on maps?
A) Area, Distance, Direction, Key
B) Area, Distance, Latge Scale, Small Scale
C) Scale, Distance, Direction, Key
D) Area, Distance, Direction, Shape
  • 21. The 7 continents include all EXCEPT!!
A) South America
B) Africa
C) Austrailia
D) North America
E) Russia
  • 22. Which answer is should not be included in the 5 Oceans?
A) Arctic Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Northern Pacific
E) Southern Ocean
  • 23. What does Distortion mean?
A) Change
B) To cut someones hair
C) diseased
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