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