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