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Map Skills #3
Beigesteuert von: Sykes
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) key
B) title
C) scale
D) publisher
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) map
B) sphere
C) globe
D) political map
  • 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) projections
B) mercators
C) legends
D) scales
  • 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) equal in distance to each other
C) parallel to the equator
D) lines that run east and west
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) thematic map
B) political map
C) physical map
D) Mercator 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) the Earth
B) the Earth, moon, and sun
C) the Earth and the people living on it
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) grid
C) latitude and longitude
D) legend
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) hemisphere
B) geosphere
C) sphere
D) biosphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) direction arrow
B) compass rose
C) directional spinner
D) compass indicator
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) degrees
B) kilometers
C) hours
D) miles
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) map
B) chart
C) globe
D) diagram
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) latitude
B) longitude
C) parallels
D) great circles
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) International Dateline
B) latitude
C) meridians
D) longitude
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Tropic of Capricorn
B) Prime Meridian
C) Tropic of Cancer
D) Equator
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) latitude lines
B) parallels
C) meridians
D) projections
  • 19. What type of map would show land forms?
A) physical
B) political
C) thematic
D) specialty
  • 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) projector
C) geographer
D) Mercator
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Atlantic
B) Pacific
C) Arctic
D) Indian
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Antarctica
B) Europe
C) Asia
D) Australia
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) orientation
B) scale
C) colors
D) type
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) specialty maps
B) physical maps
C) relief maps
D) political maps
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