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Map Skills #3
Contribuido por: Sykes
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) scale
B) publisher
C) title
D) key
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) map
B) political map
C) globe
D) sphere
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) legend
B) key
C) scale
D) symbol
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) mercators
B) scales
C) projections
D) legends
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) lines that run north and south
B) numbered up to 180 degrees
C) parallel to each other
D) used to determine time zones
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) equal in distance to each other
B) known as meridians
C) parallel to the equator
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) International Dateline
B) North Pole
C) Equator
D) Prime Meridian
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth and the people living on it
B) the Earth
C) maps and globes
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) legend
B) GPS
C) latitude and longitude
D) grid
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) hemisphere
B) sphere
C) biosphere
D) geosphere
  • 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) miles
B) kilometers
C) degrees
D) hours
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) diagram
B) globe
C) map
D) chart
  • 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) 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) Tropic of Capricorn
C) Tropic of Cancer
D) Prime Meridian
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) meridians
B) projections
C) latitude lines
D) parallels
  • 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) river
B) mountain
C) butte
D) boundary
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) projector
B) Mercator
C) cartographer
D) geographer
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Arctic
B) Indian
C) Pacific
D) Atlantic
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Asia
B) Australia
C) Antarctica
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) physical maps
B) relief maps
C) specialty maps
D) political maps
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Map/Globe Vocabulary
Geography Terms
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