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Grade 4 · Discovering the world

Discovering the world quiz for grade 4: Maps and the compass

This quiz helps revise “Maps and the compass” in Discovering the world for grade 4. It has 25 questions in five categories: Compass directions, The compass, Plans and globes, Scale and symbols, Colors of the map. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.

  • For ages 9–10
  • 25 questions · 5 categories

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Buzzo quiz: Maps and the compass

A peek at the questions

The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.

Compass directions

  1. 100

    How many main cardinal directions are there on a compass rose?

  2. 200

    In which cardinal direction does the Sun generally set?

  3. 300

    Which star in Ursa…

    In the game
  4. 400

    Can the location of…

    In the game
  5. 500

    Which intermediate direction is…

    In the game

The compass

  1. 100

    What is the name of the magnetized pointer in the centre of a compass that spins freely on a pin?

  2. 200Picture for the question

    In which ancient country was the magnetic compass first invented?

  3. 300

    In what position must…

    In the game
  4. 400

    Which small objects attract…

    In the game
  5. 500

    What causes a magnetized…

    In the game

Plans and globes

  1. 100

    What do we call a round, three-dimensional spherical model that represents planet Earth?

  2. 200Picture for the question

    From which viewpoint are objects shown on a room floor plan?

  3. 300

    What do we call…

    In the game
  4. 400

    What do we call…

    In the game
  5. 500

    Which spacecraft orbiting Earth…

    In the game

Scale and symbols

  1. 100

    What do we call the guide on a map that explains its symbols and colours?

  2. 200

    On a map with a scale of 1:100,000, what real-world distance does 1 cm represent?

  3. 300

    Which transportation route is…

    In the game
  4. 400

    Which common measuring tool…

    In the game
  5. 500

    What is the dividing…

    In the game

Colors of the map

  1. 100

    Which colour is used on a physical map to represent oceans, seas, and rivers?

  2. 200Picture for the question

    The photo shows mighty snow-capped mountain ridges. Which colour is used for mountains on a physical map?

  3. 300

    What physical feature of…

    In the game
  4. 400

    The photo shows a…

    In the game
  5. 500

    What is the name…

    In the game

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  3. Choose questions on the board, buzz in first and collect points.

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