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Maps and Navigation: Finding Your Way

SheelonGeographySocial StudiesEnglishGrades 6-8Published Aug 5, 2026

Latitude, longitude, scale and why every flat map of a round planet has to lie a little. Ten questions on reading the world on paper and on a screen.

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  1. What does latitude measure?

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    ADistance north or south of the equator
    BDistance east or west of Greenwich
    CHeight above sea level
    DDistance from the nearest coast

  2. Where is the prime meridian, at zero degrees longitude?

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    AParis
    BRome
    CGreenwich in London
    DMadrid

  3. Every flat map of the Earth distorts something.

    True / False · 20s

    TRUE
    FALSE
  4. What does a map's scale tell you?Multiple Choice · 20s
  5. What do closely spaced contour lines on a map show? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
  6. Which direction does a compass needle point?Multiple Choice · 20s
  7. North has always been drawn at the top of maps.True / False · 20s
  8. How does a phone work out where it is?Multiple Choice · 20s
  9. What is a topographic map used for?Multiple Choice · 20s
  10. What is the symbol on a map showing which way is north called? (two words)Type Answer · 30s

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