Map Skills Worksheets for 6th-8th Grades PDF

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Post this resource "in-action" on Post this resource for sale or for free. social media giving credit to Sarah Miller Tech  CREDITS All other images were found under the Creative Commons (CC) or licensed under Public Domain.  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Map Skills: The Basics Directions: Label the images based on the prompts. 1. Label the compass rose with the cardinal directions. 2. Label the compass rose with the cardinal and the intermediate directions. 3. Label the EQUATOR and the PRIME MERIDIAN. Label the maps as either PHYSICAL or POLITICAL. 4. 5. © Sarah Miller Tech  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Latitude and Longitude Directions: Use the map below to answer the questions. Label the images as “latitude” or “longitude”. 1. Which city is found at 10°N latitude and 67°W longitude? ___________________________ 2. Which city is found at 18°S latitude and 69°W longitude? ___________________________ 3. In which country do lines of 10°S latitude and 50°W longitude cross? _________________ 4. Which latitude lines run nearest to Brasilia, Brazil? _______________________________ 5. Which longitude lines run nearest to Lima, Peru? ________________________________ 6. Which city shown on the map is closest to the equator? ___________________________ 7. Which longitude line is at Guyana’s western border_______________________________ 8. Which is the location of Bogota Colombia? a. 74°N latitude, 7°W longitude b. 7°N latitude, 74°W longitude © Sarah Miller Tech  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Grid Maps Directions: Use the grid map below to answer the questions. 1. El Kharaga is located in cell E5. Which Egyptian city is located in cell F6? a. Suez b. Bur Safajah c. Aswan d. Nile 2. In which cell is Egypt’s capital, Cairo, located? ___________________________________ 3. Bur Safajah and Luxor are in which cell? ________________________________________ 4. Complete the index. Matruh B3 Asyut D5 Alexandria B4 a. C2 Tanta b. © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ The Marina Directions: Use the grid and directions to complete the map. Map Key A A Dock B el Doc k Fuel + Fu B Dock C C Dock D k D Doc 1 2 3 4 1. Create a Map Key with the following: Dock Parking Showers Pool Restaurant Snack Bar Office 2. Draw the parking lot in A1 and B1. 3. Draw the showers in D3 and the Snack Bar in C3. 4. Draw the pool in D2. 5. The Dock Office is just West of the Fuel Dock. Draw it in. 6. Which cell is the Dock Office? 7. The restaurant is just east of the parking lot. Which two cells are the restaurant located? 8. Draw in the restaurant. 9. Use a color pencil or highlighter to draw a path you take from B Dock to the Snack Bar. © Sarah Miller Tech  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ The City Directions: Use the map below to answer the questions. 1. If you were walking from the high school to the middle school, which direction would you walk? ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Which direction is the coffee shop from the middle school? _________________________________________________________________________ 3. If you were walking from the shopping mall to the library, which direction would you walk? __________________________________________________________________________ 4. The pond is located to the ___________ of the library and to the _____________ of the elementary school. 5. What lines the eastern border of the Town Hall building? __________________________ 6. Which street is south of the Coffee Shop? _______________________________________ 7. Draw the path you would take if you were walking from the middle school to the library. © Sarah Miller Tech  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ My City Directions: Design a map of your own city (can be fictitious or real). Use the checklist below. You may add more than is listed in the checklist. Coffee Body of School Library My House Shopping Shop Water Map Key © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Map of Mexico Directions: Use the map to answer the questions. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89495 1. Approximately how far is Acapulco from Altamira? a. Approx. 200 miles b. Approx. 400 miles c. Approx. 600 miles d. Approx. 800 miles 2. Which city is approximately 200 miles west of Querétaro? a. Toluca b. San Luis Potosi c. Guadalajara d. Tampico 3. What does the represent? a. Body of water b. Capital c. Mountain d. City 4. Which city is approximately 200 miles from Morelia? a. Guadalajara b. Manzanillo c. Acapulco d. Matamoros 5. Approximately how far is Cuidad Juarez from Torreón? a. Approx. 200 miles b. Approx. 500 miles c. Approx. 900 miles d. Approx. 1200 miles © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Map of Australia Directions: Use the map to answer the questions. 1. Which type of map is pictured above? a. Political b. Physical c. Historical d. Resource 2. Which city has a high elevation? a. Perth b. Darwin c. Port Hedland d. Sydney 3. In which city would you expect to find mountains? a. Perth b. Darwin c. Port Hedland d. Sydney 4. Based on the map, would you predict the Great Australian Bight to be shallow or deep water? a. shallow b. deep 5. Based on the map, would you predict Ayers Rock to be high elevation or low elevation? a. High elevation b. low elevation © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Great Britain and the Industrial Revolution Directions: Use the map to answer the questions. 1. Where was most of Britain’s linen or wool cloth manufactured in 1750? a. West Riding b. Swansea c. West Country d. Brighton 2. In which city was extracting iron a leading export during the Industrial Revolution? a. Falmouth b. Swansea c. Ironbridge d. Brighton 3. Which city had a copper mining location that borders water? a. Falmouth b. Whitby c. East Anglia d. Brighton 4. Which was most likely the leading export for Great Britain in 1750? a. coal b. linen c. iron d. ships 5. Which type of map is pictured? a. political b. physical c. historical d. resource © Sarah Miller Tech  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ True or False? Directions: Use the maps below to answer the questions. 1. ____ Costa Rica is located to the east of Panama. 2. ____ Panama has water to its north and south. 3. ____ La Palma is about 40 miles northwest of Yaviza. 4. ____ Santiago is located to the west of La Palma. 5. ____ The Colombian border is on the west side of Panama. 1. ____ Yukon is northwest of Ontario. 2. ____ Alberta borders British Columbia. 3. ____ Nunavut in north of Manitoba. 4. ____ Quebec borders Manitoba. 5. ____ Nova Scotia is east of Yukon. © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Population Density Map of Russia Directions: Use the map to answer the questions. 1. _________ is the most heavily populated area of Russia. 2. Which region do you predict has the most temperate climate, based on the population density? _________ 3. Russia is (larger/smaller) than Mongolia. 4. Which letter represents a body of water? _________ 5. Which letter represents a nation on the southern border of Russia? _________ E A F B D C © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Climate Map of Europe Directions: Use the map to answer the questions. 1. _________ has the warmest climate. 2. Which region do you predict has the lowest population, based on the climate? _________ 3. _________ has the coldest climate. 4. Region C is (colder/warmer) than Region B. 5. Which region is warmer than Regions A, B, and D? ______________ E B D A Cold = Dark Warm = Light C © Sarah Miller Tech Color Version  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Map Skills: The Basics Directions: Label the images based on the prompts. 1. Label the compass rose with the cardinal directions. 2. Label the compass rose with the cardinal and the intermediate directions. 3. Label the EQUATOR and the PRIME MERIDIAN. Label the maps as either PHYSICAL or POLITICAL. 4. 5. © Sarah Miller Tech  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Latitude and Longitude Directions: Use the map below to answer the questions. Label the images as “latitude” or “longitude”. 1. Which city is found at 10°N latitude and 67°W longitude? ___________________________ 2. Which city is found at 18°S latitude and 69°W longitude? ___________________________ 3. In which country do lines of 10°S latitude and 50°W longitude cross? _________________ 4. Which latitude lines run nearest to Brasilia, Brazil? _______________________________ 5. Which longitude lines run nearest to Lima, Peru? ________________________________ 6. Which city shown on the map is closest to the equator? ___________________________ 7. Which longitude line is at Guyana’s western border_______________________________ 8. Which is the location of Bogota Colombia? a. 74°N latitude, 7°W longitude b. 7°N latitude, 74°W longitude © Sarah Miller Tech  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Grid Maps Directions: Use the grid map below to answer the questions. 1. El Kharaga is located in cell E5. Which Egyptian city is located in cell F6? a. Suez b. Bur Safajah c. Aswan d. Nile 2. In which cell is Egypt’s capital, Cairo, located? ___________________________________ 3. Bur Safajah and Luxor are in which cell? ________________________________________ 4. Complete the index. Matruh B3 Asyut D5 Alexandria B4 a. C2 Tanta b. © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ The Marina Directions: Use the grid and directions to complete the map. Map Key A A Dock B el Doc k Fuel k + Fu B Doc C C Dock D k D Doc 1 2 3 4 1. Create a Map Key with the following: Dock Parking Showers Pool Restaurant Snack Bar Office 2. Draw the parking lot in A1 and B1. 3. Draw the showers in D3 and the Snack Bar in C3. 4. Draw the pool in D2. 5. The Dock Office is just West of the Fuel Dock. Draw it in. 6. Which cell is the Dock Office? 7. The restaurant is just east of the parking lot. Which two cells are the restaurant located? 8. Draw in the restaurant. 9. Use a color pencil or highlighter to draw a path you take from B Dock to the Snack Bar. © Sarah Miller Tech  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ The City Directions: Use the map below to answer the questions. 1. If you were walking from the high school to the middle school, which direction would you walk? ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Which direction is the coffee shop from the middle school? _________________________________________________________________________ 3. If you were walking from the shopping mall to the library, which direction would you walk? __________________________________________________________________________ 4. The pond is located to the ___________ of the library and to the _____________ of the elementary school. 5. What lines the eastern border of the Town Hall building? __________________________ 6. Which street is south of the Coffee Shop? _______________________________________ 7. Draw the path you would take if you were walking from the middle school to the library. © Sarah Miller Tech  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ My City Directions: Design a map of your own city (can be fictitious or real). Use the checklist below. You may add more than is listed in the checklist. Coffee Body of School Library My House Shopping Shop Water Map Key © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Map of Mexico Directions: Use the map to answer the questions. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89495 1. Approximately how far is Acapulco from Altamira? a. Approx. 200 miles b. Approx. 400 miles c. Approx. 600 miles d. Approx. 800 miles 2. Which city is approximately 200 miles west of Querétaro? a. Toluca b. San Luis Potosi c. Guadalajara d. Tampico 3. What does the represent? a. Body of water b. Capital c. Mountain d. City 4. Which city is approximately 200 miles from Morelia? a. Guadalajara b. Manzanillo c. Acapulco d. Matamoros 5. Approximately how far is Cuidad Juarez from Torreón? a. Approx. 200 miles b. Approx. 500 miles c. Approx. 900 miles d. Approx. 1200 miles © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Map of Australia Directions: Use the map to answer the questions. 1. Which type of map is pictured above? a. Political b. Physical c. Historical d. Resource 2. Which city has a high elevation? a. Perth b. Darwin c. Port Hedland d. Sydney 3. In which city would you expect to find mountains? a. Perth b. Darwin c. Port Hedland d. Sydney 4. Based on the map, would you predict the Great Australian Bight to be shallow or deep water? a. shallow b. deep 5. Based on the map, would you predict Ayers Rock to be high elevation or low elevation? a. High elevation b. low elevation © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Great Britain and the Industrial Revolution Directions: Use the map to answer the questions. 1. Where was most of Britain’s linen or wool cloth manufactured in 1750? a. West Riding b. Swansea c. West Country d. Brighton 2. In which city was extracting iron a leading export during the Industrial Revolution? a. Falmouth b. Swansea c. Ironbridge d. Brighton 3. Which city had a copper mining location that borders water? a. Falmouth b. Whitby c. East Anglia d. Brighton 4. Which was most likely the leading export for Great Britain in 1750? a. coal b. linen c. iron d. ships 5. Which type of map is pictured? a. political b. physical c. historical d. resource © Sarah Miller Tech  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ True or False? Directions: Use the maps below to answer the questions. 1. ____ Costa Rica is located to the east of Panama. 2. ____ Panama has water to its north and south. 3. ____ La Palma is about 40 miles northwest of Yaviza. 4. ____ Santiago is located to the west of La Palma. 5. ____ The Colombian border is on the west side of Panama. 1. ____ Yukon is northwest of Ontario. 2. ____ Alberta borders British Columbia. 3. ____ Nunavut in north of Manitoba. 4. ____ Quebec borders Manitoba. 5. ____ Nova Scotia is east of Yukon. © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Population Density Map of Russia Directions: Use the map to answer the questions. 1. _________ is the most heavily populated area of Russia. 2. Which region do you predict has the most temperate climate, based on the population density? _________ 3. Russia is (larger/smaller) than Mongolia. 4. Which letter represents a body of water? _________ 5. Which letter represents a nation on the southern border of Russia? _________ E A F B D C © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ Climate Map of Europe Directions: Use the map to answer the questions. 1. _________ has the warmest climate. 2. Which region do you predict has the lowest population, based on the climate? _________ 3. _________ has the coldest climate. 4. Region C is (colder/warmer) than Region B. 5. Which region is warmer than Regions A, B, and D? ______________ E B D A Cold = Dark Warm = Light C © Sarah Miller Tech  Links to Map Images to display on projector Links to Maps Page 2: https://www.dropbox.com/s/htk513915idokam/lat%20and%20long.png?dl =0 Page 3: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32293866 Page 4: https://www.dropbox.com/s/bylhg19hxi65d5m/grid%20map.png?dl=0 Page 5: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nkbewvwugih63vv/Shopping%20Mall%20Ma p.jpg?dl=0 Page 7: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89495 Page 8: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2jgcug7fyhba7gh/australia.png?dl=0 Page 9: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gwh0c0dq2wtvu5t/resource%20map%20of% 20uk.png?dl=0 Page 10: https://www.dropbox.com/s/k9cr9oyf2an3ayc/Panama.png?dl=0 Page 11: https://www.dropbox.com/s/47fpjx7nfklhn4j/population%20density%20of %20russia.png?dl=0 Page 12: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v0yuaqgw6nvmecw/european%20climate%2 0map.png?dl=0 Answer Keys  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ KEY Map Skills: The Basics Directions: Label the images based on the prompts. 1. Label the compass rose with the cardinal directions. N W E S 2. Label the compass rose with the cardinal and the intermediate directions. N NW NE W E SW SE S PRIME MERIDIAN 3. Label the EQUATOR and the PRIME MERIDIAN. EQUATOR Label the maps as either PHYSICAL or POLITICAL. 4. PHYSICAL 5. POLITICAL © Sarah Miller Tech  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ KEY Latitude and Longitude Directions: Use the map below to answer the questions. Label the images as “latitude” or “longitude”. LATITUDE LONGITUDE 1. CARACAS Which city is found at 10°N latitude and 67°W longitude? ___________________________ 2. BRASILIA Which city is found at 18°S latitude and 69°W longitude? ___________________________ 3. BRAZIL In which country do lines of 10°S latitude and 50°W longitude cross? _________________ 4. 20°S Which latitude lines run nearest to Brasilia, Brazil? _______________________________ 5. 80°W Which longitude lines run nearest to Lima, Peru? ________________________________ 6. QUITO Which city shown on the map is closest to the equator? ___________________________ 7. 60°W Which longitude line is at Guyana’s western border_______________________________ 8. Which is the location of Bogota Colombia? a. 74°N latitude, 7°W longitude b. 7°N latitude, 74°W longitude © Sarah Miller Tech  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ KEY Grid Maps Directions: Use the grid map below to answer the questions. 1. El Kharaga is located in cell E5. Which Egyptian city is located in cell F6? a. Suez b. Bur Safajah c. Aswan d. Nile 2. C5 In which cell is Egypt’s capital, Cairo, located? ___________________________________ 3. E6 Bur Safajah and Luxor are in which cell? ________________________________________ 4. Complete the index. Matruh B3 Asyut D5 Alexandria B4 a. SIWA C2 Tanta b. B5 © Sarah Miller Tech MAPS WILL VARY BASED ON THE STUDENTS’ MAP KEY SYMBOLS, BUT THE LOCATIONS SHOULD REMAIN THE SAME.  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ KEY The City Directions: Use the map below to answer the questions. 1. If you were walking from the high school to the middle school, which direction would you walk? EAST ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Which direction is the coffee shop from the middle school? WEST _________________________________________________________________________ 3. If you were walking from the shopping mall to the library, which direction would you walk? SOUTH __________________________________________________________________________ 4. SOUTH of the library and to the _____________ The pond is located to the ___________ WEST of the elementary school. 5. TREES What lines the eastern border of the Town Hall building? __________________________ 6. VANILLA AVE OR DRAGONS DR Which street is south of the Coffee Shop? _______________________________________ 7. Draw the path you would take if you were walking from the middle school to the library. © Sarah Miller Tech  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ KEY My City Directions: Design a map of your own city (can be fictitious or real). Use the checklist below. You may add more than is listed in the checklist. Coffee Body of School Library My House Shopping Shop Water MAPS WILL VARY. CHECK FOR EACH OF THE LOCATIONS LISTED ABOVE (ON MAP AND ON MAP KEY). Map Key © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ KEY Map of Mexico Directions: Use the map to answer the questions. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89495 1. Approximately how far is Acapulco from Altamira? a. Approx. 200 miles b. Approx. 400 miles c. Approx. 600 miles d. Approx. 800 miles 2. Which city is approximately 200 miles west of Querétaro? a. Toluca b. San Luis Potosi c. Guadalajara d. Tampico 3. What does the represent? a. Body of water b. Capital c. Mountain d. City 4. Which city is approximately 200 miles from Morelia? a. Guadalajara b. Manzanillo c. Acapulco d. Matamoros 5. Approximately how far is Cuidad Juarez from Torreón? a. Approx. 200 miles b. Approx. 500 miles c. Approx. 900 miles d. Approx. 1200 miles © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ KEY Map of Australia Directions: Use the map to answer the questions. 1. Which type of map is pictured above? a. Political b. Physical c. Historical d. Resource 2. Which city has a high elevation? a. Perth b. Darwin c. Port Hedland d. Sydney 3. In which city would you expect to find mountains? a. Perth b. Darwin c. Port Hedland d. Sydney 4. Based on the map, would you predict the Great Australian Bight to be shallow or deep water? a. shallow b. deep 5. Based on the map, would you predict Ayers Rock to be high elevation or low elevation? a. High elevation b. low elevation © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ KEY Great Britain and the Industrial Revolution Directions: Use the map to answer the questions. 1. Where was most of Britain’s linen or wool cloth manufactured in 1750? a. West Riding b. Swansea c. West Country d. Brighton 2. In which city was extracting iron a leading export during the Industrial Revolution? a. Falmouth b. Swansea c. Ironbridge d. Brighton 3. Which city had a copper mining location that borders water? a. Falmouth b. Whitby c. East Anglia d. Brighton 4. Which was most likely the leading export for Great Britain in 1750? a. coal b. linen c. iron d. ships 5. Which type of map is pictured? a. political b. physical c. historical d. resource © Sarah Miller Tech  Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ KEY True or False? Directions: Use the maps below to answer the questions. 1. F ____ Costa Rica is located to the east of Panama. 2. T ____ Panama has water to its north and south. 3. T ____ La Palma is about 40 miles northwest of Yaviza. 4. T ____ Santiago is located to the west of La Palma. 5. F The Colombian border is on the west side of Panama. ____ 1. T ____ Yukon is northwest of Ontario. 2. T Alberta borders British Columbia. ____ 3. T Nunavut in north of Manitoba. ____ 4. F Quebec borders Manitoba. ____ 5. T Nova Scotia is ____ east of Yukon. © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ KEYPopulation Density Map of Russia Directions: Use the map to answer the questions. 1. B _________ is the most heavily populated area of Russia. 2. Which region do you predict has the most temperate climate, based on the population B density? _________ 3. Russia is (larger/smaller) than Mongolia. 4. Which letter represents a body of water? _________ E 5. C Which letter represents a nation on the southern border of Russia? _________ E A F B D C © Sarah Miller Tech Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________________ KEY Climate Map of Europe Directions: Use the map to answer the questions. 1. C _________ has the warmest climate. 2. Which region do you predict has the lowest population, based on the climate? _________ E 3. E _________ has the coldest climate. 4. Region C is (colder/warmer) than Region B. 5. Which region is warmer than Regions A, B, and D? C E B D A Cold = Dark Warm = Light C © Sarah Miller Tech