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Map Skills #3 - Quiz
Beigesteuert von: Sykes
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) publisher
B) key
C) title
D) scale
  • 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) key
B) legend
C) scale
D) symbol
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) mercators
B) projections
C) scales
D) legends
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) parallel to each other
B) numbered up to 180 degrees
C) lines that run north and south
D) used to determine time zones
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) parallel to the equator
B) lines that run east and west
C) equal in distance to each other
D) known as meridians
  • 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) International Dateline
B) North Pole
C) Equator
D) Prime Meridian
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth
B) maps and globes
C) the Earth and the people living on it
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) GPS
B) latitude and longitude
C) grid
D) legend
  • 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) compass indicator
B) directional spinner
C) direction arrow
D) compass rose
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) hours
B) degrees
C) miles
D) kilometers
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) globe
B) chart
C) diagram
D) map
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) latitude
B) longitude
C) great circles
D) parallels
  • 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) Tropic of Cancer
B) Prime Meridian
C) Equator
D) Tropic of Capricorn
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) projections
B) parallels
C) latitude lines
D) meridians
  • 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) butte
B) river
C) mountain
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) Indian
B) Pacific
C) Arctic
D) Atlantic
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Antarctica
B) Asia
C) Europe
D) Australia
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) type
B) scale
C) orientation
D) colors
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) specialty maps
B) political maps
C) physical maps
D) relief maps
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