Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) title
B) publisher
C) scale
D) key
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) sphere
B) political map
C) globe
D) map
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) key
B) scale
C) symbol
D) legend
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) legends
B) scales
C) projections
D) mercators
  • 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) parallel to the equator
B) lines that run east and west
C) known as meridians
D) equal in distance to each other
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) Mercator map
B) thematic map
C) physical map
D) political map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) North Pole
B) Prime Meridian
C) Equator
D) International Dateline
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth
B) maps and globes
C) the Earth, moon, and sun
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) legend
B) GPS
C) grid
D) latitude and longitude
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) biosphere
B) geosphere
C) sphere
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) directional spinner
D) compass indicator
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) degrees
B) hours
C) kilometers
D) miles
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) globe
B) chart
C) diagram
D) map
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) parallels
B) latitude
C) longitude
D) great circles
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) latitude
B) meridians
C) longitude
D) International Dateline
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Prime Meridian
B) Tropic of Cancer
C) Equator
D) Tropic of Capricorn
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) meridians
B) projections
C) parallels
D) latitude lines
  • 19. What type of map would show land forms?
A) thematic
B) political
C) physical
D) specialty
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) butte
B) boundary
C) mountain
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) Pacific
B) Indian
C) Atlantic
D) Arctic
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Europe
B) Australia
C) Asia
D) Antarctica
  • 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) physical maps
B) political maps
C) relief maps
D) specialty maps
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