Grade 4History & geographyquiz16 questions

Compass points and grid maps

Grade 4: eight compass points, four-figure grid references, map keys and symbols, reading a map scale, plan views.

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Questions

  1. Which compass point is exactly halfway between north and east?

    • North-east
    • North-west
    • South-east
    • South-west
    Show answerNorth-east

  2. Which direction is directly opposite south-west?

    • North-east
    • North-west
    • South
    • South-east
    Show answerNorth-east

  3. On a compass, west is on the left when north is at the top. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  4. You face east and turn a quarter turn clockwise. Which way do you face?

    • North
    • South
    • South-east
    • West
    Show answerSouth

  5. In a four-figure grid reference, which part do you read first?

    • The biggest number
    • The smallest number
    • The way along
    • The way up
    Show answerThe way along

  6. A square's bottom-left corner is at line 14 along and line 06 up. Four-figure reference? (Answer out loud)

    Show answer1406

  7. In the four-figure grid reference 2538, the digits 38 tell you how far along to go. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  8. What does a map key (legend) do?

    • Explains the map symbols
    • Names the mapmaker
    • Points to north
    • Shows only the scale
    Show answerExplains the map symbols

  9. On many maps, which feature would a blue wavy line usually show?

    • A forest
    • A railway
    • A river
    • A road
    Show answerA river

  10. What do we call the part of a map that tells you what each symbol means? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerThe key (or legend)

  11. A map scale says 1 cm = 2 km. Two towns are 4 cm apart. How far apart are they really?

    • 2 km
    • 4 km
    • 6 km
    • 8 km
    Show answer8 km

  12. A scale says 1 cm = 5 km. A lake is 3 cm long on the map. How long is it really?

    • 12 km
    • 15 km
    • 35 km
    • 8 km
    Show answer15 km

  13. If a map scale says 1 cm = 10 km, then 2 cm on the map is 20 km in real life. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  14. A plan view shows a place as if you look from which position?

    • Directly above
    • From the front
    • From the side
    • From underneath
    Show answerDirectly above

  15. In a plan view, a round table would look like what shape?

    • A circle
    • A rectangle
    • A star
    • A triangle
    Show answerA circle

  16. On a plan of a room with north at the top, a bed is in the top-left corner. Which compass point? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerNorth-west

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