Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) key
B) publisher
C) title
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) legend
C) scale
D) key
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) projections
B) legends
C) scales
D) mercators
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) lines that run north and south
B) numbered up to 180 degrees
C) used to determine time zones
D) parallel to each other
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) lines that run east and west
B) known as meridians
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) North Pole
B) Prime Meridian
C) Equator
D) International Dateline
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) maps and globes
B) the Earth, moon, and sun
C) the Earth
D) the Earth and the people living on it
  • 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) geosphere
B) biosphere
C) sphere
D) hemisphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) direction arrow
B) compass rose
C) compass indicator
D) directional spinner
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) degrees
B) kilometers
C) hours
D) miles
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) globe
B) diagram
C) chart
D) map
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) latitude
B) parallels
C) longitude
D) great circles
  • 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) Prime Meridian
B) Equator
C) Tropic of Cancer
D) Tropic of Capricorn
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) projections
B) latitude lines
C) parallels
D) meridians
  • 19. What type of map would show land forms?
A) specialty
B) physical
C) thematic
D) political
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) mountain
B) boundary
C) river
D) butte
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) cartographer
B) geographer
C) projector
D) Mercator
  • 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) Asia
B) Antarctica
C) Australia
D) Europe
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) scale
B) colors
C) orientation
D) type
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) physical maps
B) specialty maps
C) relief maps
D) political maps
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