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