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