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