Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) publisher
B) key
C) scale
D) title
  • 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) scale
B) legend
C) key
D) symbol
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) legends
B) projections
C) mercators
D) scales
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) used to determine time zones
B) numbered up to 180 degrees
C) parallel to each other
D) lines that run north and south
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) parallel to the equator
B) known as meridians
C) equal in distance to each other
D) lines that run east and west
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) physical map
B) political map
C) Mercator map
D) thematic map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) Equator
B) Prime Meridian
C) International Dateline
D) North Pole
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth
B) the Earth, moon, and sun
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) GPS
B) legend
C) latitude and longitude
D) grid
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) sphere
B) hemisphere
C) geosphere
D) biosphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) compass rose
B) direction arrow
C) compass indicator
D) directional spinner
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) degrees
B) miles
C) hours
D) kilometers
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) map
B) diagram
C) chart
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) longitude
B) meridians
C) International Dateline
D) latitude
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Equator
B) Tropic of Cancer
C) Tropic of Capricorn
D) Prime Meridian
  • 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) political
B) thematic
C) physical
D) specialty
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) mountain
B) river
C) butte
D) boundary
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) geographer
B) Mercator
C) cartographer
D) projector
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Atlantic
B) Indian
C) Pacific
D) Arctic
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Asia
B) Australia
C) Europe
D) Antarctica
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) scale
B) orientation
C) colors
D) type
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) physical maps
B) relief maps
C) specialty maps
D) political maps
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