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) political map
B) map
C) sphere
D) globe
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) legend
B) scale
C) key
D) symbol
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) scales
B) projections
C) legends
D) mercators
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) numbered up to 180 degrees
B) used to determine time zones
C) lines that run north and south
D) parallel to each other
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) known as meridians
B) parallel to the equator
C) lines that run east and west
D) equal in distance to each other
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) Mercator map
B) physical map
C) thematic map
D) political 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, moon, and sun
B) the Earth and the people living on it
C) maps and globes
D) the Earth
  • 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) grid
D) GPS
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) hemisphere
B) sphere
C) geosphere
D) biosphere
  • 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) chart
B) map
C) diagram
D) globe
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) parallels
B) great circles
C) longitude
D) latitude
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) meridians
B) latitude
C) longitude
D) International Dateline
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Prime Meridian
B) Tropic of Capricorn
C) Tropic of Cancer
D) Equator
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) latitude lines
B) projections
C) parallels
D) meridians
  • 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) butte
D) boundary
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) cartographer
B) geographer
C) projector
D) Mercator
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Atlantic
B) Indian
C) Arctic
D) Pacific
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Asia
B) Antarctica
C) Europe
D) Australia
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) type
B) colors
C) orientation
D) scale
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) political maps
B) relief maps
C) specialty maps
D) physical maps
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