Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) key
B) publisher
C) scale
D) title
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) map
B) sphere
C) globe
D) political map
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) scale
B) symbol
C) legend
D) key
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) scales
B) mercators
C) projections
D) legends
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) parallel to each other
B) lines that run north and south
C) numbered up to 180 degrees
D) used to determine time zones
  • 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) physical map
B) thematic map
C) political map
D) Mercator map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) International Dateline
B) North Pole
C) Prime Meridian
D) Equator
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth
B) the Earth, moon, and sun
C) maps and globes
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) GPS
B) grid
C) legend
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) directional spinner
C) compass indicator
D) compass rose
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) miles
B) hours
C) degrees
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) great circles
B) longitude
C) latitude
D) parallels
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) meridians
B) longitude
C) International Dateline
D) latitude
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Equator
B) Tropic of Capricorn
C) Prime Meridian
D) Tropic of Cancer
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) parallels
B) projections
C) meridians
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) butte
B) river
C) mountain
D) boundary
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) geographer
B) projector
C) cartographer
D) Mercator
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Indian
B) Arctic
C) Pacific
D) Atlantic
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Asia
B) Europe
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) specialty maps
C) physical maps
D) relief maps
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