Grade 6History & geographyquiz16 questions

Map skills

Grade 6: latitude and longitude, scale, contour lines, time zones.

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Questions

  1. Which line of latitude is marked 0°?

    • The Arctic Circle
    • The Equator
    • The Prime Meridian
    • The Tropic of Cancer
    Show answerThe Equator

  2. Lines of longitude run from the North Pole to the South Pole. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  3. What is the latitude of the North Pole?

    • 0°
    • 45° N
    • 60° N
    • 90° N
    Show answer90° N

  4. What does the S mean in the position 20° S? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerSouth of the Equator

  5. On a map with scale 1:100,000, 1 cm on the map is how far in real life?

    • 1 km
    • 10 km
    • 100 km
    • 100 m
    Show answer1 km

  6. On a map, 1 cm stands for 5 km. Two towns are 6 cm apart. How far apart are they?

    • 11 km
    • 25 km
    • 30 km
    • 60 km
    Show answer30 km

  7. A large-scale map shows a smaller area but with more detail. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  8. On a map, 1 cm stands for 2 km. Two towns are 15 km apart. How many cm apart on the map? (Answer out loud)

    Show answer7.5 cm

  9. On a map, contour lines drawn very close together show what?

    • A border
    • A flat plain
    • A river
    • A steep slope
    Show answerA steep slope

  10. On a normal map, contour lines often cross each other. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  11. What do all the points on one contour line have in common?

    • The same distance apart
    • The same height
    • The same rainfall
    • The same temperature
    Show answerThe same height

  12. Rings of contour lines get smaller and smaller toward the middle. What is shown?

    • A hill or mountain
    • A lake
    • A road
    • A valley
    Show answerA hill or mountain

  13. About how long does Earth take to rotate once on its axis?

    • 12 hours
    • 24 hours
    • 365 days
    • 7 days
    Show answer24 hours

  14. You travel east into the next time zone. How do you change your clock?

    • Back one day
    • Back one hour
    • Forward one day
    • Forward one hour
    Show answerForward one hour

  15. About how many degrees of longitude does one time zone cover?

    • 10°
    • 15°
    • 24°
    • 30°
    Show answer15°

  16. It is 12:00 noon at 0° longitude. What time is it at 45° E? (Answer out loud)

    Show answer3:00 pm (15:00)

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