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Map Skills #3
Beigesteuert von: Sykes
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) scale
B) key
C) publisher
D) title
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) globe
B) political map
C) map
D) sphere
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) symbol
B) key
C) scale
D) legend
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) scales
B) mercators
C) projections
D) legends
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) used to determine time zones
B) lines that run north and south
C) numbered up to 180 degrees
D) parallel to each other
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) equal in distance to each other
B) known as meridians
C) parallel to the equator
D) lines that run east and west
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) Mercator map
B) political map
C) thematic map
D) physical map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) Prime Meridian
B) North Pole
C) International Dateline
D) Equator
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) maps and globes
B) the Earth and the people living on it
C) the Earth
D) the Earth, moon, and sun
  • 10. A series of crisscrossing lines on a map, identified by numbers and letters is known as a
A) grid
B) latitude and longitude
C) legend
D) GPS
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) hemisphere
B) biosphere
C) geosphere
D) sphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) directional spinner
B) compass rose
C) direction arrow
D) compass indicator
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) hours
B) kilometers
C) miles
D) degrees
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) diagram
B) map
C) globe
D) chart
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) parallels
B) longitude
C) great circles
D) latitude
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) International Dateline
B) latitude
C) longitude
D) meridians
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Equator
B) Tropic of Cancer
C) Prime Meridian
D) Tropic of Capricorn
  • 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) thematic
C) political
D) specialty
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) river
B) mountain
C) boundary
D) butte
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) Mercator
B) geographer
C) cartographer
D) projector
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Indian
B) Arctic
C) Pacific
D) Atlantic
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Europe
B) Antarctica
C) Australia
D) Asia
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) scale
B) orientation
C) colors
D) type
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) political maps
B) physical maps
C) specialty maps
D) relief maps
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