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