Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) key
B) scale
C) publisher
D) title
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) political map
B) map
C) sphere
D) globe
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) scale
B) symbol
C) legend
D) key
  • 4. 2 dimensional maps may be distorted because of
A) projections
B) legends
C) scales
D) mercators
  • 5. Latitude lines are
A) parallel to each other
B) lines that run north and south
C) numbered up to 180 degrees
D) used to determine time zones
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) known as meridians
B) equal in distance to each other
C) parallel to the equator
D) lines that run east and west
  • 7. A map that shows man-made features is a
A) physical map
B) Mercator map
C) political map
D) thematic map
  • 8. Longitude lines are measure from
A) Prime Meridian
B) International Dateline
C) Equator
D) North Pole
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth, moon, and sun
B) the Earth
C) the Earth and the people living on it
D) maps and globes
  • 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) hemisphere
B) sphere
C) biosphere
D) geosphere
  • 12. A direction indicator on a map showing the cardinal and intermediate directions is called a
A) compass rose
B) compass indicator
C) direction arrow
D) directional spinner
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) miles
B) degrees
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) latitude
D) longitude
  • 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) Tropic of Capricorn
B) Tropic of Cancer
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) political
B) specialty
C) thematic
D) physical
  • 20. Which is NOT a land form?
A) butte
B) river
C) mountain
D) boundary
  • 21. A mapmaker is also called a
A) Mercator
B) geographer
C) projector
D) cartographer
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Indian
B) Arctic
C) Pacific
D) Atlantic
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Antarctica
B) Asia
C) Australia
D) Europe
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) colors
B) type
C) orientation
D) scale
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) physical maps
B) relief maps
C) specialty maps
D) political maps
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