Map Worksheet
1. Where can you find the subject and basic info about a map?
2. What is the function of a compass rose?
3. What is a legend?
4. What map feature would you use to tell the distance between two people?
5. What feature helps you find absolute location?
6. What is the purpose of a physical map?
7. How does a physical map represent relief?
8. What is the purpose of a political map?
9. What are thematic maps?
10.What are some examples of thematic maps?
11.What are some different ways thematic maps are presented?
12.Name the 4 hemispheres.
13.What is the main line of longitude called?
Map Worksheet
14.What is the main line of latitude called?
15.Using the map on page 20, what is the highest elevation in the Himalayan
Mountains?
16.Name the capitals of the following countries:
a. India
b. Bangledesh
c. Pakistan
d. Nepal
17.What two countries have over 200 billion barrels of oilreserves?
18.How much oil reserve does the United States have?
19.When did the Bantu migrations begin?
20.When did the Bantu arrive at Orange river in South Africa?