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A #Geography #MapSkills quiz for Year 8 students
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1
What does this
Map Symbol
represent?
Park or Recreation Ground
Swamp of Marshland
Muddy Field
Tall Grass Area
2
What is the
4 Figure
area reference of the
Red Square
on the map?
2313
1422
2213
1322
3
Are we all experts in Practical Mapping Skills?
No
Yes
Maybe
4
The map projection adopted by Google Maps
Goode Projection
Gall-Peters Projection
Mercator Projection
Hobo-Dyer Projection
5
A scale on a map can be shown as
Line or linear scale
All three
A statement
Ratio or fraction
6
What is the
Six Figure
grid reference of the
Restaurant
?
406354
404356
356404
414366
7
What does this
Map Symbol
represent?
A gravestone
Church with steeple
Cemetery
Church with tower
8
True or False
, there is a car park at Six Figure grid reference
881 844
True
False
9
Which hemisphere is this climate graph from?
Southern
Northern
10
What country would this population pyramid most likely belong to?
Nigeria
Japan
Indonesia
USA
11
Which of the following statements is true?
Has a higher peak on the EAST side
Has a higher peak on the WEST side
Has two peaks of EQUAL HEIGHT
Has ONE peak
12
On a Map with scale 1:50,000 every two centimetres would represent how many kilometres?
1 kilometre
2 kilometres
4 kilometres
0.5 kilometres
13
Which of the following statements is true?
Has two peaks of EQUAL HEIGHT
Has a higher peak on the EAST side
Has ONE peak
Has a higher peak on the WEST side
14
What is the
SIX FIGURE
grid reference of the circled symbol?
334 732
743 334
732 324
767 335
15
Reasons for changes in Population Pyramids include
war
improved health care
education
war, improved health care and education
16
What is the
Four Figure
Area reference of the
Picnic Site
and the
Golf Course
?
4137 and 4037
4235 and 4137
3740 and 3641
4037 and 4136
17
Contours are lines on a map that join places which have the ............ height.
Similar
Standard
Same
Steep
18
What happens as you travel
North
on this map extract?
You go uphill then down hill
You go downhill
The land stays flat
You go uphill
19
What is the distance between the two red markers along the A759 road?
Your Best Estimate
6.3km
2.7km
1.2km
5km
20
When a contour line crosses a creek or river it points
Downstream
Upstream
21
North, North East, East, ............... , South. What is the missing direction.
East
South
South East
East South
