Map Skills #3
  • 1. Another name for a map legend is a
A) publisher
B) key
C) scale
D) title
  • 2. A scale model of the Earth is a
A) globe
B) political map
C) sphere
D) map
  • 3. Something on a map that represents something on Earth is a
A) symbol
B) scale
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) numbered up to 180 degrees
B) lines that run north and south
C) parallel to each other
D) used to determine time zones
  • 6. Longitude lines are
A) parallel to the equator
B) known as meridians
C) equal in distance to each other
D) lines that run east and west
  • 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) Prime Meridian
B) International Dateline
C) Equator
D) North Pole
  • 9. Geography is the study of
A) the Earth and the people living on it
B) maps and globes
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) legend
B) latitude and longitude
C) grid
D) GPS
  • 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) directional spinner
B) direction arrow
C) compass indicator
D) compass rose
  • 13. Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in
A) kilometers
B) hours
C) degrees
D) miles
  • 14. A drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface is a
A) map
B) globe
C) chart
D) diagram
  • 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) latitude
B) International Dateline
C) longitude
D) meridians
  • 17. Which of these lines divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?
A) Tropic of Cancer
B) Equator
C) Tropic of Capricorn
D) Prime Meridian
  • 18. Which of these run north and south, form pole to pole?
A) parallels
B) meridians
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) projector
B) geographer
C) cartographer
D) Mercator
  • 22. The largest ocean on the Earth is the
A) Atlantic
B) Arctic
C) Pacific
D) Indian
  • 23. The smallest continent on the Earth is
A) Asia
B) Antarctica
C) Australia
D) Europe
  • 24. Ratio and Proportions are used to form the map's
A) type
B) colors
C) scale
D) orientation
  • 25. Capital cities and country boundaries are shown on
A) physical maps
B) specialty maps
C) political maps
D) relief maps
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