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Map Skills #3
Beigesteuert von: Sykes
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) scale
B) key
C) publisher
D) title
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) map
B) political map
C) globe
D) sphere
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) symbol
B) key
C) legend
D) scale
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) projections
B) scales
C) legends
D) mercators
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) parallel to each other
B) used to determine time zones
C) lines that run north and south
D) numbered up to 180 degrees
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) equal in distance to each other
B) known as meridians
C) lines that run east and west
D) parallel to the equator
  • 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) Prime Meridian
C) Equator
D) North Pole
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) maps and globes
B) the Earth and the people living on it
C) the Earth
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) legend
B) GPS
C) latitude and longitude
D) grid
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) sphere
B) biosphere
C) hemisphere
D) geosphere
  • 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) degrees
B) hours
C) miles
D) kilometers
  • 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) latitude
B) longitude
C) great circles
D) parallels
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) latitude
B) meridians
C) International Dateline
D) longitude
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Prime Meridian
B) Tropic of Capricorn
C) Tropic of Cancer
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) political
B) thematic
C) physical
D) specialty
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) butte
B) boundary
C) river
D) mountain
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) projector
B) geographer
C) cartographer
D) Mercator
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Atlantic
B) Indian
C) Arctic
D) Pacific
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Asia
B) Antarctica
C) Australia
D) Europe
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) orientation
B) scale
C) type
D) colors
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) specialty maps
B) relief maps
C) political maps
D) physical maps
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