Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) key
B) title
C) scale
D) publisher
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) sphere
B) globe
C) political map
D) map
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) scale
B) symbol
C) key
D) legend
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) mercators
B) projections
C) legends
D) scales
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) used to determine time zones
B) parallel to each other
C) numbered up to 180 degrees
D) lines that run north and south
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) parallel to the equator
B) equal in distance to each other
C) known as meridians
D) lines that run east and west
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) Mercator map
B) thematic map
C) political map
D) physical 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) the Earth, moon, and sun
B) the Earth
C) the Earth and the people living on it
D) maps and globes
  • 10. A series of crisscrossing lines on a map, identified by numbers and letters is known as a
A) latitude and longitude
B) grid
C) legend
D) GPS
  • 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 rose
D) compass indicator
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) kilometers
B) hours
C) miles
D) degrees
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) globe
B) chart
C) diagram
D) map
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) longitude
B) latitude
C) great circles
D) parallels
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) International Dateline
B) longitude
C) latitude
D) meridians
  • 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) meridians
B) parallels
C) latitude lines
D) projections
  • 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) boundary
B) butte
C) river
D) mountain
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) Mercator
B) projector
C) geographer
D) cartographer
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Pacific
B) Atlantic
C) Arctic
D) Indian
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Europe
B) Australia
C) Asia
D) Antarctica
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) scale
B) orientation
C) colors
D) type
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) relief maps
B) physical maps
C) specialty maps
D) political maps
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