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