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