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Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) key
B) publisher
C) scale
D) title
  • 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) key
C) scale
D) legend
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) mercators
B) projections
C) scales
D) legends
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) parallel to each other
B) used to determine time zones
C) numbered up to 180 degrees
D) lines that run north and south
  • 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) political map
B) thematic map
C) physical 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) maps and globes
B) the Earth, moon, and sun
C) the Earth and the people living on it
D) the Earth
  • 10. A series of crisscrossing lines on a map, identified by numbers and letters is known as a
A) grid
B) legend
C) latitude and longitude
D) GPS
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) sphere
B) hemisphere
C) biosphere
D) geosphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) compass rose
B) direction arrow
C) directional spinner
D) compass indicator
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) hours
B) kilometers
C) miles
D) degrees
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) globe
B) chart
C) map
D) diagram
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) longitude
B) latitude
C) great circles
D) parallels
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) longitude
B) latitude
C) International Dateline
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) parallels
B) latitude lines
C) projections
D) meridians
  • 19. What type of map would show land forms?
A) physical
B) political
C) specialty
D) thematic
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) boundary
B) butte
C) river
D) mountain
  • 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) Atlantic
B) Pacific
C) Indian
D) Arctic
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Antarctica
B) Asia
C) Australia
D) Europe
  • 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) relief maps
B) specialty maps
C) physical maps
D) political maps
Otros exámenes de interés :
Map/Globe Vocabulary
Geography Terms
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