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Map Skills #3
Contribué par: Sykes
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) key
B) publisher
C) title
D) scale
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) map
B) sphere
C) globe
D) political map
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) symbol
B) key
C) scale
D) legend
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) projections
B) scales
C) legends
D) mercators
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) used to determine time zones
B) lines that run north and south
C) parallel to each other
D) numbered up to 180 degrees
  • 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) Mercator map
B) political map
C) thematic map
D) physical map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) North Pole
B) International Dateline
C) Equator
D) Prime Meridian
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth, moon, and sun
B) the Earth and the people living on it
C) the Earth
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) GPS
C) grid
D) legend
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) biosphere
B) sphere
C) hemisphere
D) geosphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) compass rose
B) direction arrow
C) compass indicator
D) directional spinner
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) degrees
B) miles
C) hours
D) kilometers
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) map
B) chart
C) diagram
D) globe
  • 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) longitude
B) International Dateline
C) latitude
D) meridians
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Prime Meridian
B) Tropic of Capricorn
C) Equator
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) physical
B) thematic
C) specialty
D) political
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) river
B) butte
C) boundary
D) mountain
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) projector
B) cartographer
C) Mercator
D) geographer
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Indian
B) Pacific
C) Atlantic
D) Arctic
  • 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) orientation
C) colors
D) type
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) physical maps
B) specialty maps
C) political maps
D) relief maps
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