Name: _______________________________________
Unit 1 Assessment ~ Map Skills
Please read the directions to each section carefully. Good luck, smart scholars!
Part 1: Locating Geographic Landforms
You are an adventurer who is traveling the US, and someone handed you this map for your travels. Before
you head off, it’s important that you know what landforms will be obstacles or beautiful things to see. Label
them here.
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Great Plains
Now that you’ve found the landforms, think about some patterns and connections that make the regions of
the country what they are today. Label the following regions on the map below.
Southwest
Pacific Northwest
Southeast
Northeast
Midwest
Part 2: Map Parts
Below are the names of 6 parts of a map. Each part is labeled with a letter on the Mississippi map
attached to the back of this test. Match each name to the letter shown on the map. Write the letter of
your answer on your answer document. Then explain why each of these parts is useful.
1. Title: _________________________________________
2. Legend: ______________________________________
3. Scale: _________________________________________
4. Compass rose: _______________________________
5. Latitude: _____________________________________
6. Longitude: ___________________________________
Part 3: Multiple Choice
It’s your first day traveling the country and you are determined to be an independent traveler! Use your
newly founded maps skills to plan where you’ll visit so that you can see all the important landmarks. Choose
the best answer for each multiple choice question. Fill in your answer on your answer sheet.
7. In what grid is the Lincoln Memorial?
a. C1
c. C2
b. D1
d. E1
8. Which grid does NOT have a building?
a. B6
c. E3
b. D4
d. E7
9. Which of the following is located in grid
D6?
a. Library of Congress
b. Capitol
c. Lincoln Memorial
d. White House
10. Which of the following is located NOT
located in grid C4?
a. Customs Services Bldg
b. FBI
c. National Archives
d. Museum of Natural History
11. Using the letters and numbers from the
map grid, choose the section where the
Fire Station is located.
a. C1
b. B2
c. C2
d. A1
14. The fire station is ________________________ of
the Acme Supermarket
a. Northeast
b. Southeast
c. Northwest
d. Southwest
12. The post office is ____________________ from
the Mini-mall.
a. North
b. South
c. East
d. West
15. Which of the following is NOT east of
Horseshoe Lake?
a. Crown Street
b. Police Station
c. Jefferson High School
d. Washington Elementary School
13. Which direction would you travel to get
from Jefferson High School to Washington
Elementary School?
a. North
b. South
c. East
d. West
16. Which of the following is west of the fire
station?
a. Mini-mall
b. Crown Street
c. Andrew Avenue
d. Hospital
Use the Mississippi map to answer questions #17-24.
17. What are the global coordinates of Port
Gibson?
a. 32°N, 91°W
b. 91°W, 32°N
c. 90°W, 32°N
d. 31°N, 90°W
21. Which of the following coordinates is NOT
located in the state of Mississippi?
a. 34°N, 90°W
b. 33°N, 89°W
c. 32°N, 91°W
d. 31°N, 89°W
18. What are the global coordinates of
Lexington?
a. 33°N, 90°W
b. 90°N, 33°W
c. 89°N, 33°W
d. 32°N, 89°W
22. About how far away is Cleveland from
Jackson?
a. 60 miles
b. 80 miles
c. 100 miles
d. 130 miles
19. Which city is located at 35°N, 89°W?
a. Hernando
b. Ashland
c. Coffeeville
d. Okolona
23. About how far away is Greenville from
Indianola?
a. 2 miles
b. 10 miles
c. 20 miles
d. 40 miles
20. Which city is located at 32°N, 90°W
a. Tylertown
b. Paulding
c. Mendenhall
d. New Augusta
24. About how far away is Clarkesdale from
Oxford?
a. 60 miles
b. 70 miles
c. 80 miles
d. 100 miles
25. Which product does Seattle
make?
a. Shipbuilding
b. Fruit
c. Zinc
d. Barley
26. Which statement about this
map is true?
a. The Yakima River is
north of the Columbia
River.
b. Food processing
occurs only on the
west side of
Washington.
c. Paper and wood
products are only made in Tacoma.
d. Beef and cattle are raised in the southwest part of Washington.
27. Which of the following statements about this map is not true?
a. Copper is produced in northern Washington.
b. Shipbuilding only happens by Seattle and Tacoma.
c. Cheese is made more in Washington than timber.
d. Beef cattle are raised on in the southwestern part of Washington.
28. Which two letters represent regions with mountains in New York?
a. K and H
b. J and E
New York Physical Features
c. X and B
d. F and D
29. Most of New York is covered
by
a. Hills
b. Mountains
c. Rivers
d. Flat land
Mississippi Map for questions 1-6 and 17-24.
Name: _________________________________________________________________________
Date: ______________________________
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