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Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) publisher
B) scale
C) title
D) key
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) political map
B) sphere
C) map
D) globe
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) legend
B) symbol
C) key
D) scale
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) projections
B) legends
C) mercators
D) scales
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) used to determine time zones
B) lines that run north and south
C) parallel to each other
D) numbered up to 180 degrees
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) known as meridians
B) parallel to the equator
C) lines that run east and west
D) equal in distance to each other
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) political map
B) physical map
C) thematic map
D) Mercator map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) Equator
B) International Dateline
C) North Pole
D) Prime Meridian
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth
B) the Earth and the people living on it
C) maps and globes
D) the Earth, moon, and sun
  • 10. A series of crisscrossing lines on a map, identified by numbers and letters is known as a
A) grid
B) GPS
C) latitude and longitude
D) legend
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) sphere
B) hemisphere
C) biosphere
D) geosphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) directional spinner
B) compass rose
C) compass indicator
D) direction arrow
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) degrees
B) hours
C) miles
D) kilometers
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) diagram
B) chart
C) globe
D) map
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) parallels
B) longitude
C) great circles
D) latitude
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) latitude
B) International Dateline
C) longitude
D) meridians
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Equator
B) Tropic of Cancer
C) Tropic of Capricorn
D) Prime Meridian
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) meridians
B) latitude lines
C) projections
D) parallels
  • 19. What type of map would show land forms?
A) thematic
B) political
C) specialty
D) physical
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) mountain
B) river
C) boundary
D) butte
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) Mercator
B) cartographer
C) geographer
D) projector
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Indian
B) Pacific
C) Arctic
D) Atlantic
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Australia
B) Europe
C) Asia
D) Antarctica
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) colors
B) orientation
C) scale
D) type
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) relief maps
B) specialty maps
C) physical maps
D) political maps
Altres proves d'interés :
Map/Globe Vocabulary
Geography Terms
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