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