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Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) title
B) scale
C) publisher
D) key
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) political map
B) sphere
C) globe
D) map
  • 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) mercators
B) projections
C) legends
D) scales
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) used to determine time zones
B) lines that run north and south
C) numbered up to 180 degrees
D) parallel to each other
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) known as meridians
B) lines that run east and west
C) equal in distance to each other
D) parallel to the equator
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) political map
B) physical map
C) thematic map
D) Mercator map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) North Pole
B) Equator
C) Prime Meridian
D) International Dateline
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth and the people living on it
B) maps and globes
C) the Earth
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) grid
B) latitude and longitude
C) GPS
D) legend
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) hemisphere
B) sphere
C) geosphere
D) biosphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) compass rose
B) direction arrow
C) compass indicator
D) directional spinner
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) hours
B) degrees
C) kilometers
D) miles
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) chart
B) map
C) globe
D) diagram
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) latitude
B) great circles
C) parallels
D) longitude
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) meridians
B) longitude
C) latitude
D) International Dateline
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Tropic of Capricorn
B) Tropic of Cancer
C) Prime Meridian
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) specialty
C) political
D) thematic
  • 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) Mercator
C) geographer
D) projector
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Indian
B) Pacific
C) Atlantic
D) Arctic
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Asia
B) Antarctica
C) Europe
D) Australia
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) colors
B) scale
C) orientation
D) type
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) relief maps
B) physical maps
C) specialty maps
D) political maps
Otros exámenes de interés :
Map/Globe Vocabulary
Geography Terms
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