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Map Skills #3 - Examen
Contribuido por: Sykes
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) publisher
B) title
C) scale
D) key
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) map
B) sphere
C) political map
D) globe
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) key
B) symbol
C) scale
D) legend
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) legends
B) scales
C) mercators
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) 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) physical map
B) Mercator map
C) political map
D) thematic map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) International Dateline
B) North Pole
C) Prime Meridian
D) Equator
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth
B) the Earth and the people living on it
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) GPS
B) grid
C) legend
D) latitude and longitude
  • 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) direction arrow
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) diagram
B) chart
C) globe
D) map
  • 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) International Dateline
C) meridians
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) latitude lines
B) projections
C) meridians
D) parallels
  • 19. What type of map would show land forms?
A) specialty
B) physical
C) thematic
D) political
  • 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) geographer
D) cartographer
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Atlantic
B) Indian
C) Arctic
D) Pacific
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Australia
B) Antarctica
C) Asia
D) Europe
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) scale
B) colors
C) type
D) orientation
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) specialty maps
B) physical maps
C) relief maps
D) political maps
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Map/Globe Vocabulary
Geography Terms
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