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) map
B) globe
C) sphere
D) political map
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) legend
B) scale
C) key
D) symbol
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) mercators
B) projections
C) legends
D) scales
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) parallel to each other
B) used to determine time zones
C) lines that run north and south
D) numbered up to 180 degrees
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) known as meridians
B) equal in distance to each other
C) parallel to the equator
D) lines that run east and west
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) physical map
B) political map
C) Mercator map
D) thematic 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
B) the Earth, moon, and sun
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) latitude and longitude
B) grid
C) legend
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) diagram
B) map
C) globe
D) chart
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) great circles
B) longitude
C) parallels
D) latitude
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) meridians
B) longitude
C) latitude
D) International Dateline
  • 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) projections
B) meridians
C) parallels
D) latitude lines
  • 19. What type of map would show land forms?
A) specialty
B) physical
C) thematic
D) political
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) butte
B) river
C) mountain
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) Atlantic
B) Indian
C) Pacific
D) Arctic
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Australia
B) Europe
C) Asia
D) Antarctica
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) orientation
B) colors
C) scale
D) type
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) physical maps
B) specialty maps
C) relief maps
D) political maps
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