Middle School Geography-worksheet on 'Mapping the Earth'

Mapping the Earth

Q1. What is a scale? Name the three types of scale and define any one of them in brief, along with a suitable example. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q2.Distinguish between:

a. Map and globe ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b. Small scale maps and large scale maps _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q3. Name the five elements of a map. Write a line about each one of them, along with suitable examples. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________- _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________