Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) key
B) publisher
C) title
D) scale
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) political map
B) globe
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) projections
B) mercators
C) scales
D) legends
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) lines that run north and south
B) parallel to each other
C) numbered up to 180 degrees
D) used to determine time zones
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) equal in distance to each other
B) parallel to the equator
C) known as meridians
D) lines that run east and west
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) political map
B) Mercator map
C) thematic map
D) physical map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) Equator
B) Prime Meridian
C) International Dateline
D) North Pole
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth, moon, and sun
B) the Earth
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) legend
B) latitude and longitude
C) grid
D) GPS
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) sphere
B) hemisphere
C) geosphere
D) biosphere
  • 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) longitude
B) great circles
C) parallels
D) latitude
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) International Dateline
B) meridians
C) latitude
D) longitude
  • 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) parallels
B) projections
C) latitude lines
D) meridians
  • 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) boundary
B) mountain
C) butte
D) river
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) Mercator
B) cartographer
C) projector
D) geographer
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Atlantic
B) Indian
C) Arctic
D) Pacific
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Australia
B) Asia
C) Europe
D) Antarctica
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) orientation
B) scale
C) type
D) colors
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) political maps
B) physical maps
C) relief maps
D) specialty maps
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