Grade 2History & geographyquiz16 questions

Maps and directions

Grade 2: what a map shows, north, south, east, west, map symbols, finding places.

Free to play. Teams answer on one screen; your phone is the remote. No student devices.

Questions

What is a map?
- A drawing of a place from above
- A list of numbers
- A photo of your family
- A story about a king
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A drawing of a place from above
Which of these can a map show you?
- How old a tree is
- What a person is thinking
- What you ate today
- Where a river and a road are
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Where a river and a road are
A map of a country can show cities, rivers and mountains. (True or false?)
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True
Which direction is opposite to north?
- East
- South
- Up
- West
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South
In which direction does the sun rise?
- East
- North
- South
- West
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East
You face north. Which way is east?
- Behind you
- In front of you
- On your left
- On your right
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On your right
Which direction is opposite to east? (Answer out loud)
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West
On most maps, north is toward the top of the page. (True or false?)
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True
What is a map key (legend) for?
- It explains what the symbols mean
- It opens the map
- It shows the map's price
- It tells who drew the map
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It explains what the symbols mean
On many maps, what does a blue wavy line show?
- A mountain
- A river
- A road
- A school
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A river
What tool with a moving needle helps you find north? (Answer out loud)
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A compass
A symbol is a small picture on a map that stands for what?
- A real thing or place
- A secret number
- The map's size
- The weather today
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A real thing or place
You walk from the school and the park is east. Which way is back to school?
- East
- North
- South
- West
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West
The compass rose on a map shows the colors of the map. (True or false?)
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False
A map has a grid with letters and numbers. What are they for?
- To count the people
- To help find a place, like B3
- To hide places
- To show the time
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To help find a place, like B3
On a map the lake is south of the farm. Which way from the lake to the farm? (Answer out loud)
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North

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