Map key quiz for Grade 6: Test your understanding of resources

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🌍 Map Key: A map key (or legend) explains the symbols and colors used on a map.
• 🌲 Natural Resources: Materials from the Earth that people use (e.g., trees, water, minerals).
• 🏭 Human Resources: People working to produce goods and services.
• ⛏️ Mineral Resources: Valuable substances found in the Earth (e.g., coal, iron ore, gold).
• 💧 Water Resources: Sources of water that are useful to people (e.g., rivers, lakes, groundwater).
• 🌾 Agricultural Resources: Resources related to farming and growing crops.
• 🧭 Understanding Symbols: Different symbols represent different resources or features on a map.

✍️ Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following explains the symbols used on a map?
   1. A) Compass Rose
   2. B) Map Key
   3. C) Scale
   4. D) Title
2. What type of resource are trees?
   1. A) Human Resource
   2. B) Mineral Resource
   3. C) Natural Resource
   4. D) Agricultural Resource
3. People who work to produce goods are known as what?
   1. A) Natural Resources
   2. B) Capital Resources
   3. C) Human Resources
   4. D) Mineral Resources
4. Coal is an example of which type of resource?
   1. A) Agricultural Resource
   2. B) Water Resource
   3. C) Mineral Resource
   4. D) Human Resource
5. Rivers and lakes are examples of:
   1. A) Mineral Resources
   2. B) Water Resources
   3. C) Human Resources
   4. D) Agricultural Resources
6. Which resource is most directly related to farming?
   1. A) Mineral Resource
   2. B) Water Resource
   3. C) Agricultural Resource
   4. D) Human Resource
7. What does a symbol of a small blue wave typically represent on a map key?
   1. A) A mountain
   2. B) A forest
   3. C) A river or lake
   4. D) A city