🗺️ Geography trivia

Maps and Directions

Learn to read maps like a pro with this quiz about compasses, directions, and the tools mapmakers use.

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◈ A taste of the pack

Sample Maps and Directions questions

Three questions from this pack. Guess first, then reveal the answer — in the game, everyone answers on their phone and the TV shows who got it right.

  1. Q1 The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth is called the what?

    • Equator
    • Prime Meridian
    • Horizon
    • Tropic line
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    Equator — The equator is an imaginary line around Earth's middle, halfway between the North and South Poles.

  2. Q2 The part of a map that shows how distance on the map compares to real distance is called the map what?

    • Scale
    • Symbol
    • Title
    • Color
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    Scale — A map scale shows how far a distance on the map matches real distance, such as one inch for one mile.

  3. Q3 A map legend helps you understand what the symbols on a map mean.

    • True
    • False
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    True — A legend, also called a key, lists the map's symbols and what each one means.

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Game night in three steps

How to play Maps and Directions on your TV

1
Open the board

Open QuizKeep on the TV, laptop or tablet everyone can see, tap Host a game and pick Maps and Directions.

2
Join on phones

Everyone scans the QR code or types the room code. No downloads and no accounts.

3
Race to the answer

Questions appear on the big screen, answers on every phone. After each one, the board explains the right answer.

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