Form 11: Reading Map Grids Exercise

Form 11: Reading Map Grids

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Form 11: Reading Map Grids

Practice reading map grids using numbers and letters to locate specific points. Learn how intersecting grid lines make finding locations simple and precise.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What is a map grid?

  2. MultiChoice

    When writing coordinates, which coordinate is listed first?

  3. WordsBox

    Coordinates are given as pairs of numbers specifying ____ first, followed by ____ second.

  4. MultiChoice

    In a simple grid with letters across the top and numbers down the side, what does (B, 3) mean?

  5. MultiChoice

    What point on a globe grid is written as (0°, 0°)?

  6. WordsBox

    Grid lines cross to form rectangular ____ that help pinpoint exact ____ on map grids.

  7. MultiChoice

    Which of these coordinates describes a location in the Northern and Western Hemispheres?

  8. MultiChoice

    Why do pilots and sailors use coordinate grid systems?

  9. WordsBox

    The place where a latitude line and longitude line cross is called an ____ or ____

  10. MultiChoice

    If a city is located at 34° S, 18° E, which continent might it be on?

  11. MultiChoice

    What shape do intersecting latitude and longitude grid lines form on flat maps?

  12. WordsBox

    Reading a simple map grid requires matching horizontal ____ with vertical ____