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Map Skills #3
Contribuido por: Sykes
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) title
B) publisher
C) scale
D) key
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) sphere
B) political map
C) globe
D) map
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) key
B) legend
C) scale
D) symbol
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) legends
B) scales
C) projections
D) mercators
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) parallel to each other
B) numbered up to 180 degrees
C) used to determine time zones
D) lines that run north and south
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) parallel to the equator
B) known as meridians
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) thematic map
B) Mercator map
C) physical map
D) political map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) North Pole
B) Equator
C) International Dateline
D) Prime Meridian
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth
B) maps and globes
C) the Earth, moon, and sun
D) the Earth and the people living on it
  • 10. A series of crisscrossing lines on a map, identified by numbers and letters is known as a
A) legend
B) latitude and longitude
C) GPS
D) grid
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) hemisphere
B) biosphere
C) geosphere
D) sphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) direction arrow
B) directional spinner
C) compass indicator
D) compass rose
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) hours
B) kilometers
C) degrees
D) miles
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) globe
B) map
C) diagram
D) chart
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) latitude
B) longitude
C) parallels
D) great circles
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) meridians
B) International Dateline
C) longitude
D) latitude
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Tropic of Capricorn
B) Equator
C) Prime Meridian
D) Tropic of Cancer
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) parallels
B) projections
C) latitude lines
D) meridians
  • 19. What type of map would show land forms?
A) political
B) specialty
C) thematic
D) physical
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) mountain
B) river
C) boundary
D) butte
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) geographer
B) Mercator
C) projector
D) cartographer
  • 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) Australia
B) Asia
C) Europe
D) Antarctica
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) orientation
B) scale
C) colors
D) type
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) political maps
B) relief maps
C) physical maps
D) specialty maps
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Map/Globe Vocabulary
Geography Terms
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