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Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) key
B) scale
C) title
D) publisher
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) globe
B) political map
C) map
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) legends
C) projections
D) scales
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) used to determine time zones
B) parallel to each other
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) 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) political map
C) Mercator map
D) physical 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) the Earth, moon, and sun
B) the Earth
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) legend
B) latitude and longitude
C) GPS
D) grid
  • 11. One half of the Earth is known as a
A) sphere
B) biosphere
C) hemisphere
D) geosphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) directional spinner
B) compass indicator
C) compass rose
D) direction arrow
  • 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) map
B) diagram
C) chart
D) globe
  • 15. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by
A) parallels
B) latitude
C) great circles
D) longitude
  • 16. Which of these tells you the distance north or south of the Equator
A) latitude
B) meridians
C) longitude
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 Capricorn
D) Tropic of Cancer
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) meridians
B) latitude lines
C) parallels
D) projections
  • 19. What type of map would show land forms?
A) specialty
B) political
C) physical
D) thematic
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) river
B) boundary
C) mountain
D) butte
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) geographer
B) Mercator
C) projector
D) cartographer
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Atlantic
B) Arctic
C) Pacific
D) Indian
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Antarctica
B) Europe
C) Australia
D) Asia
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) scale
B) colors
C) orientation
D) type
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) relief maps
B) physical maps
C) political maps
D) specialty maps
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