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Map Skills #3
Beigesteuert von: Sykes
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) publisher
B) scale
C) title
D) key
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) political map
B) map
C) globe
D) sphere
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) key
B) symbol
C) legend
D) scale
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) projections
B) legends
C) scales
D) mercators
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) used to determine time zones
B) parallel to each other
C) lines that run north and south
D) numbered up to 180 degrees
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) parallel to the equator
B) known as meridians
C) lines that run east and west
D) equal in distance to each other
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) physical map
B) thematic map
C) political map
D) Mercator map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) North Pole
B) International Dateline
C) Equator
D) Prime Meridian
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth, moon, and sun
B) the Earth and the people living on it
C) maps and globes
D) the Earth
  • 10. A series of crisscrossing lines on a map, identified by numbers and letters is known as a
A) latitude and longitude
B) legend
C) grid
D) GPS
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) biosphere
B) sphere
C) hemisphere
D) geosphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) directional spinner
B) compass indicator
C) direction arrow
D) compass rose
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) miles
B) hours
C) kilometers
D) degrees
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) diagram
B) globe
C) chart
D) map
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) longitude
B) great circles
C) parallels
D) latitude
  • 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) Equator
B) Prime Meridian
C) Tropic of Capricorn
D) Tropic of Cancer
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) latitude lines
B) projections
C) parallels
D) meridians
  • 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) mountain
B) butte
C) boundary
D) river
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) projector
B) Mercator
C) geographer
D) cartographer
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Arctic
B) Atlantic
C) Pacific
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) colors
B) orientation
C) type
D) scale
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) specialty maps
B) relief maps
C) political maps
D) physical maps
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