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