Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) publisher
B) title
C) key
D) scale
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) globe
B) map
C) sphere
D) political map
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) legend
B) key
C) scale
D) symbol
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) legends
B) projections
C) scales
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) 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) physical map
B) thematic map
C) Mercator map
D) political map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) Equator
B) Prime Meridian
C) International Dateline
D) North Pole
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) maps and globes
B) the Earth and the people living on it
C) the Earth, moon, and sun
D) the Earth
  • 10. A series of crisscrossing lines on a map, identified by numbers and letters is known as a
A) latitude and longitude
B) legend
C) grid
D) GPS
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) sphere
B) biosphere
C) geosphere
D) hemisphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) direction arrow
B) compass rose
C) compass indicator
D) directional spinner
  • 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) map
B) chart
C) diagram
D) globe
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) longitude
B) parallels
C) great circles
D) latitude
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) latitude
B) longitude
C) International Dateline
D) meridians
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Tropic of Cancer
B) Prime Meridian
C) Tropic of Capricorn
D) Equator
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) parallels
B) projections
C) meridians
D) latitude lines
  • 19. What type of map would show land forms?
A) thematic
B) physical
C) specialty
D) political
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) mountain
B) boundary
C) butte
D) river
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) Mercator
B) geographer
C) projector
D) cartographer
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Atlantic
B) Pacific
C) Indian
D) Arctic
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Australia
B) Antarctica
C) Europe
D) Asia
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) colors
B) scale
C) orientation
D) type
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) relief maps
B) specialty maps
C) political maps
D) physical maps
Studenti hanno provato anche :

Creato con That Quiz — dove un test di matematica รจ sempre a portata di clic.