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Geography: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Geography Skills 1 (Questions)

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Maps and graphs are often used in Geography. Geography is the science that deals with the study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants and phenomena. A literal translation would be 'to describe or write about the Earth'.

Sharpen your knowledge with our first quiz on Geography skills.

What does 'O.S.' stand for in O.S. maps?

[ ]	Ordinary Scale
[ ]	Ordnance Survey
[ ]	Outdoor Scan
[ ]	Over Sized

A line on a scatter graph showing the general relationship is called what?

[ ]	Line of best fit
[ ]	Line of least resistance
[ ]	Trend marker
[ ]	Z axis

A map often includes an arrow pointing where?

[ ]	East
[ ]	North
[ ]	South
[ ]	West

What sort of map uses color shading?

[ ]	Choropleth map
[ ]	Dot map
[ ]	Pictogram
[ ]	Proportional symbol map

Which graph is best for showing continuous data?

[ ]	Line graph
[ ]	Pictograph
[ ]	Pie graph
[ ]	Vertical bar graph

On an O.S. map, contour lines are what color?

[ ]	Black
[ ]	Blue
[ ]	Brown
[ ]	Green

To give a 6 figure grid reference we imagine the map square is divided into what fraction?

[ ]	10ths
[ ]	20ths
[ ]	5ths
[ ]	8ths

A line from east-west on an atlas map is a line of what?

[ ]	Latitude
[ ]	Longitude
[ ]	Meridian
[ ]	Reference

Which graph would not be used to show data that adds up to 100%?

[ ]	Block graph
[ ]	Divided bar graph
[ ]	Pie graph
[ ]	Vertical bar graph

10.

Which of these sets of ranges is best for a choropleth map key?

[ ]	0-2, 3-8, 9-17
[ ]	0-3, 3-10, 10-11
[ ]	0-4, 5-9, 10-14
[ ]	0-5, 5-10, 10-15

Geography: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Geography Skills 1 (Answers)

What does 'O.S.' stand for in O.S. maps?

[ ]	Ordinary Scale
[x]	Ordnance Survey
[ ]	Outdoor Scan
[ ]	Over Sized

It's a Government department providing maps of Britain

A line on a scatter graph showing the general relationship is called what?

[x]	Line of best fit
[ ]	Line of least resistance
[ ]	Trend marker
[ ]	Z axis

It does not have to go through all points on the graph

A map often includes an arrow pointing where?

[ ]	East
[x]	North
[ ]	South
[ ]	West

What sort of map uses color shading?

[x]	Choropleth map
[ ]	Dot map
[ ]	Pictogram
[ ]	Proportional symbol map

Useful for showing data for different areas

Which graph is best for showing continuous data?

[x]	Line graph
[ ]	Pictograph
[ ]	Pie graph
[ ]	Vertical bar graph

Continuous data has no clear cut breaks between the values e.g. temperature figures

On an O.S. map, contour lines are what color?

[ ]	Black
[ ]	Blue
[x]	Brown
[ ]	Green

To give a 6 figure grid reference we imagine the map square is divided into what fraction?

[x]	10ths
[ ]	20ths
[ ]	5ths
[ ]	8ths

A line from east-west on an atlas map is a line of what?

[x]	Latitude
[ ]	Longitude
[ ]	Meridian
[ ]	Reference

Britain is at a latitude of approx. 53 degrees North

Which graph would not be used to show data that adds up to 100%?

[ ]	Block graph
[ ]	Divided bar graph
[ ]	Pie graph
[x]	Vertical bar graph

10.

Which of these sets of ranges is best for a choropleth map key?

[ ]	0-2, 3-8, 9-17
[ ]	0-3, 3-10, 10-11
[x]	0-4, 5-9, 10-14
[ ]	0-5, 5-10, 10-15

Ranges of equal size that do not overlap