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