Mapping Skills Worksheet: Grade 8
This worksheet assesses grade 8 students' understanding of mapping skills, including map elements, types of maps, and reading coordinates.
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. For multiple-choice questions, circle the correct option. For short answer, write your response in the space provided.
1. Which of the following is NOT a main element of a map?
Scale
Compass Rose
Legend
Photograph
2. A map that shows elevation and landforms using contour lines is called a:
Political map
Thematic map
Topographic map
Road map
3. The imaginary lines running east and west around the Earth, parallel to the Equator, are called .
4. The is the ratio between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground.
5. Explain the difference between absolute location and relative location.
6. A physical map primarily shows boundaries of countries, states, and cities.
True
False
7. Refer to the world map below to answer the following questions:
a. Name a continent that lies mostly in the tropical biome.
b. Which ocean borders the eastern coast of North America?
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