Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) scale
B) title
C) publisher
D) key
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) sphere
B) political map
C) map
D) globe
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) legend
B) key
C) scale
D) symbol
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) legends
B) mercators
C) projections
D) scales
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) used to determine time zones
B) lines that run north and south
C) numbered up to 180 degrees
D) parallel to each other
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) parallel to the equator
B) equal in distance to each other
C) lines that run east and west
D) known as meridians
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) physical map
B) thematic map
C) political map
D) Mercator map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) North Pole
B) Equator
C) International Dateline
D) Prime Meridian
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) maps and globes
B) the Earth and the people living on it
C) the Earth, moon, and sun
D) the Earth
  • 10. A series of crisscrossing lines on a map, identified by numbers and letters is known as a
A) grid
B) GPS
C) latitude and longitude
D) legend
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) sphere
B) geosphere
C) hemisphere
D) biosphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) directional spinner
B) compass rose
C) compass indicator
D) direction arrow
  • 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) map
B) chart
C) globe
D) diagram
  • 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) longitude
B) latitude
C) International Dateline
D) meridians
  • 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) parallels
C) projections
D) latitude lines
  • 19. What type of map would show land forms?
A) thematic
B) physical
C) specialty
D) political
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) boundary
B) butte
C) mountain
D) river
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) Mercator
B) cartographer
C) geographer
D) projector
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Indian
B) Pacific
C) Atlantic
D) Arctic
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Asia
B) Europe
C) Antarctica
D) Australia
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) type
B) colors
C) orientation
D) scale
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) relief maps
B) specialty maps
C) physical maps
D) political maps
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