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