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