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