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Geography Quiz - Maps - A Plan of the World (Questions)

Learn how world maps show countries, seas, and the equator. This quiz helps you understand a simple plan of our amazing planet.

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Fascinating Fact:

The equator is a line across the middle of the map where it is often hot.

In KS1 Geography, children learn that maps are simple pictures of places. A world map shows continents, oceans, and lines like the equator to help us find where countries are.

Key Terms

Map: A picture that shows where places are and how they fit together from above.
Equator: An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth where the weather is usually warm.
Continent: A very large area of land, such as Africa, Asia, or Europe.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is a map of the world for KS1?

A world map is a flat picture of the Earth that shows continents, oceans, and countries so children can see where different places are.

Why do geographers use the equator on maps?

Geographers use the equator to split the world into northern and southern halves and to show areas that usually have warmer climates.

How many continents are shown on a world map?

Most world maps for KS1 show seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Australia.

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1.

In Sam’s bedroom there is a bed, a wardrobe and a cupboard. Sam draws where they are on a piece of paper. Sam has drawn a ____ of his bedroom.

[ ]	Book
[ ]	Plan
[ ]	Photo
[ ]	Table

2.

Sam lives in a town. Sam looks at a big plan of his town. Sam is looking at a ___.

[ ]	Painting
[ ]	Photograph
[ ]	Map
[ ]	Mirror

3.

Sam wants to find out where Kenya is. He looks in a book of maps of the world. Sam is looking in an _____.

[ ]	Album
[ ]	Atlas
[ ]	Newspaper
[ ]	Magazine

4.

Sam knows the Earth is round. He has a model of the Earth in his bedroom. It shows all the oceans, continents and countries of the world. It is called a _____.

[ ]	Globe
[ ]	Star
[ ]	Football
[ ]	Atlas

5.

Sam knows that people on boats can find their way round the world using satellites. They do this using ___.

[ ]	GPS
[ ]	Sky
[ ]	ABC
[ ]	XYZ

6.

Sam’s cousin has moved. Sam’s cousin now lives in a town in France. Sam can see the street in France that his cousin lives in. Sam uses ______ _____ to look at the street in France.

[ ]	Binoculars
[ ]	Telescope
[ ]	Google Earth
[ ]	Computer Game

7.

Sam’s Dad has just got a new car. It is fitted with _______ to help him find his way to places.

[ ]	Radio
[ ]	Sat-nav
[ ]	Seat belts
[ ]	Clock

8.

Sam’s Mum has just downloaded an ___. This ___ is an interactive map of big cities.

[ ]	Video
[ ]	Photo
[ ]	File
[ ]	App

9.

Sam’s Dad has lots of maps on phones and computers. But he likes to use maps printed on _____.

[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Glass
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Metal

10.

Sam likes studying the Earth on the globe in his bedroom. He spins the globe. When it stops spinning, Sam is looking at the biggest ocean in the world. Which ocean is this?

[ ]	Atlantic
[ ]	Indian
[ ]	Arctic
[ ]	Pacific

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Geography Quiz - Maps - A Plan of the World (Answers)

1.

In Sam’s bedroom there is a bed, a wardrobe and a cupboard. Sam draws where they are on a piece of paper. Sam has drawn a ____ of his bedroom.

[ ]	Book
[x]	Plan
[ ]	Photo
[ ]	Table

Can you draw a plan of your bedroom?

2.

Sam lives in a town. Sam looks at a big plan of his town. Sam is looking at a ___.

[ ]	Painting
[ ]	Photograph
[x]	Map
[ ]	Mirror

Do you have a map of where you live?

3.

Sam wants to find out where Kenya is. He looks in a book of maps of the world. Sam is looking in an _____.

[ ]	Album
[x]	Atlas
[ ]	Newspaper
[ ]	Magazine

Do you have an atlas of the world? Where is Kenya?

4.

Sam knows the Earth is round. He has a model of the Earth in his bedroom. It shows all the oceans, continents and countries of the world. It is called a _____.

[x]	Globe
[ ]	Star
[ ]	Football
[ ]	Atlas

The Earth is a sphere

5.

Sam knows that people on boats can find their way round the world using satellites. They do this using ___.

[x]	GPS
[ ]	Sky
[ ]	ABC
[ ]	XYZ

GPS stands for Global Positioning System

6.

Sam’s cousin has moved. Sam’s cousin now lives in a town in France. Sam can see the street in France that his cousin lives in. Sam uses ______ _____ to look at the street in France.

[ ]	Binoculars
[ ]	Telescope
[x]	Google Earth
[ ]	Computer Game

Sam’s cousin takes a picture of his new home in France. How can he send this picture to Sam?

7.

Sam’s Dad has just got a new car. It is fitted with _______ to help him find his way to places.

[ ]	Radio
[x]	Sat-nav
[ ]	Seat belts
[ ]	Clock

What does sat-nav do?

8.

Sam’s Mum has just downloaded an ___. This ___ is an interactive map of big cities.

[ ]	Video
[ ]	Photo
[ ]	File
[x]	App

There are lots of apps now to help you find your way

9.

Sam’s Dad has lots of maps on phones and computers. But he likes to use maps printed on _____.

[x]	Paper
[ ]	Glass
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Metal

Lots of people still use paper maps

10.

Sam likes studying the Earth on the globe in his bedroom. He spins the globe. When it stops spinning, Sam is looking at the biggest ocean in the world. Which ocean is this?

[ ]	Atlantic
[ ]	Indian
[ ]	Arctic
[x]	Pacific

Try spinning a globe. It will stop at a different part of the world each time