Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) scale
B) publisher
C) key
D) title
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) political map
B) map
C) globe
D) sphere
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) key
B) scale
C) legend
D) symbol
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) legends
B) mercators
C) projections
D) scales
  • 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) parallel to the equator
C) lines that run east and west
D) equal in distance to each other
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) Mercator map
B) political map
C) physical map
D) thematic map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) Prime Meridian
B) Equator
C) International Dateline
D) North Pole
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth, moon, and sun
B) the Earth
C) the Earth and the people living on it
D) maps and globes
  • 10. A series of crisscrossing lines on a map, identified by numbers and letters is known as a
A) legend
B) grid
C) GPS
D) latitude and longitude
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) biosphere
B) geosphere
C) sphere
D) hemisphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) compass indicator
B) direction arrow
C) directional spinner
D) compass rose
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) degrees
B) miles
C) kilometers
D) hours
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) map
B) chart
C) diagram
D) globe
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) longitude
B) latitude
C) parallels
D) great circles
  • 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) Equator
B) Prime Meridian
C) Tropic of Capricorn
D) Tropic of Cancer
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) parallels
B) latitude lines
C) meridians
D) projections
  • 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) river
C) boundary
D) mountain
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) cartographer
B) projector
C) Mercator
D) geographer
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Arctic
B) Atlantic
C) Indian
D) Pacific
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Australia
B) Europe
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) political maps
B) specialty maps
C) relief maps
D) physical maps
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