Map Skills Vocabulary Test
- 1. An imaginary line passing through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, which marks the 0 degrees line of longitude.
A) hemisphere
B) prime meridian
C) parallel
D) equator
- 2. North, South, East, West
A) latitude
B) cardinal directions
C) longitude
D) intermediate directions
- 3. An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
A) longitude
B) meridian
C) latitude
D) degree
- 4. A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians.
A) meridian
B) scale
C) degree
D) parallel
- 5. Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees
A) latitude
B) scale
C) longitude
D) degree
- 6. A tool on a map showing cardinal and intermediate directions.
A) scale
B) equator
C) hemisphere
D) compass rose
- 7. An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and South Pole.
A) meridian
B) equator
C) hemisphere
D) degree
A) Prime Meridian
B) Equator
C) scale
D) hemisphere
- 9. Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
A) intermediate directions
B) scale
C) degree
D) cardinal directions
- 10. The two lines located at the bottom of a map which are used for measuring distances.
A) compass rose
B) map key
C) scale
D) degree
- 11. A unit of latitude or longitude
A) map key
B) scale
C) latitude
D) degree
- 12. A line of longitude that runs north-south. All lines of longitude are equal in length and intersect at the poles.
A) meridian
B) equator
C) degree
D) parallel
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