Mapping and Graphing Post-test

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Date:

🗺️ Part 1: Map Skills

1. Which direction is shown by the arrow pointing towards the top of most maps?

East

West

North

South

2. What is the purpose of a map legend or key?

To show the scale of the map

To explain what symbols on the map mean

To show which way is north

To name the person who made the map

3. If 1 centimetre on a map represents 10 kilometres in real life, how far apart are two towns that are 3 centimetres apart on the map?

3 kilometres

10 kilometres

30 kilometres

13 kilometres

4. Which of these would you find on a topographic map? (Select all that apply)

Height of hills and mountains

Contour lines

Population of cities

Rivers and valleys

📊 Part 2: Graphing and Data

5. What type of graph would be best for showing how New Zealand's population has changed over the last 50 years?

Pie chart

Bar graph

Line graph

Pictograph

6. When reading coordinates on a grid, which direction do you read first?

Up and down (vertical)

Left to right (horizontal)

It doesn't matter

Diagonally

7. Explain in your own words what a grid reference is and how you would use it to find a location on a map.

🧭 Part 3: Applied Skills

8. List three important features that every good map should include:

1. ________________________

2. ________________________

3. ________________________

9. If you were standing at the Auckland Sky Tower and wanted to walk to Queen Street, and Queen Street runs east-west below the tower, which direction would you need to walk?

10. Draw a simple map showing the route from your classroom to the school library. Include a compass rose and at least three landmarks.

✅ Answer Key

1. Correct Answer: North

2. Correct Answer: To explain what symbols on the map mean

3. Correct Answer: 30 kilometres

4. Correct Answers: Height of hills and mountains, Contour lines, Rivers and valleys

5. Correct Answer: Line graph

6. Correct Answer: Left to right (horizontal)

7. Sample Answer: A grid reference is a set of numbers that helps you locate a specific point on a map. You use it by finding the corresponding grid lines on the map.

8. Sample Answers: 1. Title, 2. Scale, 3. Legend

9. Sample Answer: East

10. Sample Answer: A simple map with a compass rose and landmarks such as the playground, cafeteria, and main office marked.