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