Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) title
B) publisher
C) key
D) scale
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) globe
B) political map
C) map
D) sphere
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) symbol
B) key
C) scale
D) legend
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) mercators
B) projections
C) scales
D) legends
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) parallel to each other
B) numbered up to 180 degrees
C) used to determine time zones
D) lines that run north and south
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) known as meridians
B) lines that run east and west
C) parallel to the equator
D) equal in distance to each other
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) political map
B) thematic map
C) Mercator map
D) physical map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) Prime Meridian
B) International Dateline
C) North Pole
D) Equator
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth and the people living on it
B) maps and globes
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) GPS
B) legend
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) compass indicator
C) compass rose
D) direction arrow
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) kilometers
B) hours
C) degrees
D) miles
  • 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) great circles
C) parallels
D) longitude
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) International Dateline
B) longitude
C) latitude
D) meridians
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Tropic of Cancer
B) Equator
C) Tropic of Capricorn
D) Prime Meridian
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) latitude lines
B) projections
C) meridians
D) parallels
  • 19. What type of map would show land forms?
A) thematic
B) specialty
C) physical
D) political
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) butte
B) mountain
C) river
D) boundary
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) projector
B) cartographer
C) Mercator
D) geographer
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Pacific
B) Arctic
C) Indian
D) Atlantic
  • 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) orientation
C) type
D) colors
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) specialty maps
B) political maps
C) relief maps
D) physical maps
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