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