Map Skills Vocabulary Test
  • 1. An imaginary line passing through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, which marks the 0 degrees line of longitude.
A) equator
B) prime meridian
C) parallel
D) hemisphere
  • 2. North, South, East, West
A) intermediate directions
B) latitude
C) cardinal directions
D) longitude
  • 3. An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
A) degree
B) latitude
C) meridian
D) longitude
  • 4. A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians.
A) parallel
B) scale
C) degree
D) meridian
  • 5. Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees
A) latitude
B) degree
C) scale
D) longitude
  • 6. A tool on a map showing cardinal and intermediate directions.
A) equator
B) compass rose
C) scale
D) hemisphere
  • 7. An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and South Pole.
A) equator
B) degree
C) meridian
D) hemisphere
  • 8. half of the earth
A) Prime Meridian
B) scale
C) hemisphere
D) Equator
  • 9. Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
A) intermediate directions
B) cardinal directions
C) scale
D) degree
  • 10. The two lines located at the bottom of a map which are used for measuring distances.
A) degree
B) scale
C) compass rose
D) map key
  • 11. A unit of latitude or longitude
A) scale
B) degree
C) map key
D) latitude
  • 12. A line of longitude that runs north-south. All lines of longitude are equal in length and intersect at the poles.
A) parallel
B) meridian
C) equator
D) degree
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