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Map Skills #3
Contribució de: Sykes
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) title
B) scale
C) key
D) publisher
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) map
B) political map
C) sphere
D) globe
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) symbol
B) scale
C) key
D) legend
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) projections
B) mercators
C) scales
D) legends
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) numbered up to 180 degrees
B) parallel to each other
C) used to determine time zones
D) lines that run north and south
  • 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) thematic map
B) physical map
C) political map
D) Mercator map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) International Dateline
B) Prime Meridian
C) North Pole
D) Equator
  • 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) 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) compass rose
B) directional spinner
C) direction arrow
D) compass indicator
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) miles
B) kilometers
C) degrees
D) hours
  • 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) parallels
B) latitude
C) longitude
D) great circles
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) International Dateline
B) meridians
C) latitude
D) longitude
  • 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) thematic
B) political
C) specialty
D) physical
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) butte
B) mountain
C) river
D) boundary
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) geographer
B) Mercator
C) cartographer
D) projector
  • 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) orientation
C) scale
D) colors
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) relief maps
B) specialty maps
C) political maps
D) physical maps
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Map/Globe Vocabulary
Geography Terms
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