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KS3 Geography - Maps and Mapping
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A #geography quiz about maps and mapping. Created by students and Mr Grace.
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1
What are lines of longitude are also known as?
Parallels
Meridians
2
The Prime Meridian goes through which city?
Paris
Berlin
Rome
London
3
What are lines of latitude also known as?
Parallels
Meridians
4
Is there a key/legend for an OS map?
No
Yes
i don't know
maybe
5
Why do we use maps?
so we can admire the country
so we know when a certan place is open
we can find our destination
6
where was the first world map made?
Denmark
Greece
New Zealand
Japan
7
What is a contour line?
Not important
A line joining points of equal mountains on a surface
A ramdom line
8
when were OS Maps first made?
1950
1905
2019
1801
9
What do lines of longitude show?
How far east or west something is
How far north or south something is
10
What are lines that go 'around' the Earth called?
Lines of Latitude
Lines of Longitude
11
What do the OS symbols shown in blue mean?
Tourist and leisure information
General information General features
Communications Roads and Paths
12
People who make maps are known as...what?
Coroners
Radiographers
Pediatricians
Cartographers
13
What is a key as in mapping?
a box of pictures
a tool to open a door
tells you the meaning symbol used in maps
tell you where to go on the map
14
What is a map?
a paper to find treasure
a picture
a plan
15
What does an OS map show?
Bridleways, footpaths and trails
Mainroad, narrow road and boats
Footsteps, rivers, roads
16
What does GPS stand for?
Google Positioning System
Global Positioning System
Google Positioning Survice
Global Positioning Survice
17
What do lines of latitude show?
How far east or west something is
How far north or south something is
18
What is a Ordnance Survey map?
its a mind map
its a mental map
its an official topographical map
19
Which of these is NOT a way to show scale on a map?
A plan.
As a ratio
As a line, divided up.
In words
20
why we should try to use a paper map?
We can eat chips on the way
If it gets wet it still works
It will never run out of battery
So we can find a play ground
21
What is the name of the line at 0°W and 0°E?
Greenwich Line
First Line
London Line
Prime Meridian
22
What color is used to draw contour lines
Brown
Red
black
blue
23
What do you call a map you keep in your head?
Head map
Mental map
Mind map
Memory map
24
Cardinal Points are better known as what?
North, South, East and West
Scale Bars
Lines of Longitude
Lines of Latitude
25
When contour lines are close together, it means that the land is...
Flat
Steep
High
Low
26
What is a compass rose?
A flower
A direction marker
A timezone
A key
27
What government produce OS maps
Burmese
space
British
America
28
When a map is viewed from the side, as if a slice has been taken out of the land?
Cross-Section
Side-on View
Base Level
Aerial View
29
When giving longitude and latitude, degrees can be split into 60 what?
Hours
Seconds
Minutes
30
What saying is used to work out grid references in the correct order?
Along the corridor and up the stairs
Up the corridor and along the stairs
Along the stairs and up the corridor
Up the stairs and along the corridor
31
A map key is also known as what?
Signpost
Door
Legend
Symbol
32
True or False: We can draw animals on OS Maps?
false
true
33
Which of these is NOT a way that height is shown on an Ordnance Survey (OS) map?
Spot Height
Triangulation Pillar
Coloured Layers
Contour Line
34
What colour do you have to use to draw a Triangulation Pillar?
Black Outline with black dot inside
Brown Outline with brown dot inside
Blue Outline with blue dot inside
Green Outline with green dot inside
35
What do you call OS map in full name?
World Map
Universe Map
Ordanance Survey Map
Contour Map
36
Where can you find a trianglelation piller
At the top of the mountain
At the bottom of the mountain
At the bottom of the sea
37
What colour should the contour lines be on a contour map?
Black
Green
Brown
Blue
38
Which doesn't have to be included when drawing OS Maps?
contour line
spot height
car
triangulation pillar
39
The area to the south of the equator is known as what?
The Arctic
The Northern Hemisphere
The Equator
The Southern Hemisphere
40
Which of the things can you NOT put on an OS map?
streets
rivers
cars
names of important landmarks
41
What do we call the line that shows contour?
Sign
Spot height
Coloured layers
Contour line
42
True or False: A mental map has to be perfect with the exact distances and detail.
false
true
43
what does a white 'P' on an OS map mean?
Parking
Petrol Station
post Office
Park
44
When contour lines are very far apart, it means that the land is...
High
Low
Steep
Flat
45
what is another word that means the same thing as birds eye view?
helicopter view
Ariel view
Aerial view
top view
46
How many degrees are there between 0°W and 0°E?
180
270
0
90
47
What are lines that go 'down' the map of the Earth called?
Lines of Latitude
Lines of Longitude
48
What is the symbol that represents a church?
A cross
a star
A house
49
What is a bird's eye view?
A view of an object from beside
low view of an object from below
high view of an object from above
50
The line at 180°W and 180°E is known as what?
The Arctic Date Line
The International Date Line
The Antarctic Date Line
The First Date Line
51
Values of latitudes increase as we move...
towards the equator
away from the equator
52
What is an another word that means Bird-eye view?
Aerial Sight
Aerial View
Aerial Place
53
What is an triangle shown ontop of a countour map
Triangle pillar
Triangulation pillar
Statue
Triangle thingy
54
A political map shows...what?
boundaries between human made places
political party in charge
landforms
contour lines
55
66.5°N represents the...
Austrian circle
Arctic Circle
Australian circle
Antarctic Circle
56
Measuring a straight line distance on a map is known as what?
As the crow flies
By road
Step by step
As it comes
57
The direction between North East and East is abbreviated to what?
SNE
ENE
NEE
EEN
58
On an OS map how is nature reserve represented?
duck
flower
boat
fish
59
Where is the tropic of cancer on the world map?
15 Degrees South
55 Degrees north
23.5 degrees north
32.3 Degrees South
60
which was the earliest country to let women vote?
New zealand
Canada
Germany
Korea
61
Which country does the equator go through?
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Dubai
Equador
62
What does OS Map stand for?
Ocean Snake
Ordinary Service
Ordnance Survey
63
Which of these is NOT a feature of a sketch map?
A scale bar
A title
A frame
A key
64
Which is a feature on the world map?
The Tropic of Aqarius
The tropic of Capricorn
The tropic of Gemini
The tropic of Aries
65
What do the OS symbols shown in black mean?
Communications Roads and Paths
Tourist and leisure information
General information General features
