Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) scale
B) title
C) key
D) publisher
  • 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) scale
C) symbol
D) key
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) projections
B) scales
C) legends
D) mercators
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) lines that run north and south
B) numbered up to 180 degrees
C) parallel to each other
D) used to determine time zones
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) lines that run east and west
B) parallel to the equator
C) known as meridians
D) equal in distance to each other
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) physical map
B) Mercator map
C) political map
D) thematic map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) Equator
B) International Dateline
C) Prime Meridian
D) North Pole
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth, moon, and sun
B) the Earth and the people living on it
C) the Earth
D) maps and globes
  • 10. A series of crisscrossing lines on a map, identified by numbers and letters is known as a
A) GPS
B) latitude and longitude
C) legend
D) grid
  • 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) direction arrow
D) compass indicator
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) hours
B) kilometers
C) degrees
D) miles
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) diagram
B) chart
C) map
D) globe
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) latitude
B) parallels
C) great circles
D) longitude
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) meridians
B) International Dateline
C) longitude
D) latitude
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Tropic of Cancer
B) Tropic of Capricorn
C) Equator
D) Prime Meridian
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) parallels
B) projections
C) latitude lines
D) meridians
  • 19. What type of map would show land forms?
A) physical
B) specialty
C) thematic
D) political
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) boundary
B) mountain
C) river
D) butte
  • 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) Pacific
C) Indian
D) Atlantic
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) Australia
D) Antarctica
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) colors
B) scale
C) orientation
D) type
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) political maps
B) physical maps
C) relief maps
D) specialty maps
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