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