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