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