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Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) title
B) scale
C) key
D) publisher
  • 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) scale
C) symbol
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) parallel to the equator
C) equal in distance to each other
D) lines that run east and west
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) Mercator map
B) political map
C) physical map
D) thematic map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) North Pole
B) Prime Meridian
C) International Dateline
D) Equator
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) maps and globes
B) the Earth
C) the Earth and the people living on it
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) GPS
C) latitude and longitude
D) legend
  • 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) directional spinner
B) compass rose
C) direction arrow
D) compass indicator
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) hours
B) miles
C) degrees
D) kilometers
  • 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) parallels
B) great circles
C) latitude
D) longitude
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) longitude
B) meridians
C) International Dateline
D) latitude
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Tropic of Capricorn
B) Prime Meridian
C) Tropic of Cancer
D) Equator
  • 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) thematic
C) physical
D) specialty
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) boundary
B) butte
C) mountain
D) river
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) cartographer
B) geographer
C) Mercator
D) projector
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Arctic
B) Pacific
C) Indian
D) Atlantic
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Europe
B) Australia
C) Antarctica
D) Asia
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) scale
B) colors
C) orientation
D) type
  • 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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