Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) publisher
B) key
C) title
D) scale
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) political map
B) sphere
C) globe
D) map
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) scale
B) key
C) legend
D) symbol
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) mercators
B) legends
C) projections
D) scales
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) lines that run north and south
B) parallel to each other
C) used to determine time zones
D) numbered up to 180 degrees
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) lines that run east and west
B) equal in distance to each other
C) known as meridians
D) parallel to the equator
  • 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) Equator
C) Prime Meridian
D) International Dateline
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) maps and globes
B) the Earth, moon, and sun
C) the Earth
D) the Earth and the people living on it
  • 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) hemisphere
B) geosphere
C) sphere
D) biosphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) compass rose
B) direction arrow
C) directional spinner
D) compass indicator
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) miles
B) degrees
C) kilometers
D) hours
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) chart
B) globe
C) diagram
D) map
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) latitude
B) longitude
C) parallels
D) great circles
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) meridians
B) International Dateline
C) latitude
D) longitude
  • 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) meridians
C) latitude lines
D) projections
  • 19. What type of map would show land forms?
A) thematic
B) specialty
C) political
D) physical
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) river
B) mountain
C) butte
D) boundary
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) cartographer
B) projector
C) geographer
D) Mercator
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Indian
B) Atlantic
C) Arctic
D) Pacific
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Antarctica
B) Europe
C) Australia
D) Asia
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) scale
B) colors
C) orientation
D) type
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) political maps
B) specialty maps
C) physical maps
D) relief maps
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