Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) title
B) publisher
C) scale
D) key
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) map
B) political map
C) globe
D) sphere
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) scale
B) symbol
C) key
D) legend
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) mercators
B) projections
C) scales
D) legends
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) parallel to each other
B) used to determine time zones
C) lines that run north and south
D) numbered up to 180 degrees
  • 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) Mercator map
B) physical map
C) political map
D) thematic map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) Equator
B) North Pole
C) International Dateline
D) Prime Meridian
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth
B) the Earth and the people living on it
C) the Earth, moon, and sun
D) maps and globes
  • 10. A series of crisscrossing lines on a map, identified by numbers and letters is known as a
A) latitude and longitude
B) legend
C) GPS
D) grid
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) biosphere
B) sphere
C) hemisphere
D) geosphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) compass indicator
B) compass rose
C) direction arrow
D) directional spinner
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) degrees
B) hours
C) kilometers
D) miles
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) map
B) globe
C) chart
D) diagram
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) great circles
B) latitude
C) parallels
D) longitude
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) meridians
B) latitude
C) International Dateline
D) longitude
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Tropic of Capricorn
B) Prime Meridian
C) Tropic of Cancer
D) Equator
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) meridians
B) latitude lines
C) parallels
D) projections
  • 19. What type of map would show land forms?
A) thematic
B) political
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) Mercator
B) projector
C) cartographer
D) geographer
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Pacific
B) Indian
C) Atlantic
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) colors
B) orientation
C) type
D) scale
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) specialty maps
B) physical maps
C) political maps
D) relief maps
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