Map Skills #3 - Test
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) scale
B) title
C) publisher
D) key
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) political map
B) map
C) sphere
D) globe
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) legend
B) key
C) scale
D) symbol
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) scales
B) projections
C) mercators
D) legends
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) used to determine time zones
B) lines that run north and south
C) parallel to each other
D) numbered up to 180 degrees
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) parallel to the equator
B) equal in distance to each other
C) lines that run east and west
D) known as meridians
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) thematic map
B) physical map
C) Mercator map
D) political map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) Equator
B) North Pole
C) Prime Meridian
D) International Dateline
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) maps and globes
B) the Earth
C) the Earth and the people living on it
D) the Earth, moon, and sun
  • 10. A series of crisscrossing lines on a map, identified by numbers and letters is known as a
A) GPS
B) latitude and longitude
C) grid
D) legend
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) biosphere
B) hemisphere
C) geosphere
D) sphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) directional spinner
B) compass indicator
C) direction arrow
D) compass rose
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) miles
B) kilometers
C) hours
D) degrees
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) diagram
B) chart
C) map
D) globe
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) parallels
B) great circles
C) latitude
D) longitude
  • 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) Tropic of Capricorn
B) Prime Meridian
C) Equator
D) Tropic of Cancer
  • 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) physical
D) political
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) river
B) mountain
C) boundary
D) butte
  • 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) Pacific
B) Indian
C) Atlantic
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) scale
B) colors
C) type
D) orientation
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) relief maps
B) physical maps
C) specialty maps
D) political maps
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