map skills

map skills

Multiple Choice

What type of map shows landforms, rivers and valleys?

• climate map

• political map

• population map

• physical map

Multiple Choice

What is a round model of the Earth called?

• globe

• map

• the world

• dictionary

Multiple Choice

What is a drawing of places around the Earth called?

• map

• globe

• the world

• dictionary

Multiple Choice

a map feature that shows the directions on a map (north, south, east, and west)

• Compass Rose
• Direction Device
• Cardinal Directions

Multiple Choice

A map scale tells us...

• Direction

• Distance

• Temperture

• Weight

Multiple Choice

a map feature that explains the meaning of colors and symbols used on the map

• Map Key

• Map Contents

• Map Glossary

• Map Index

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the city that the Prime Meridian runs through?

• Greenville, Alabama

• Greenwich, England

• Paris, France

• Moscow, Russia

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has a Maximum of 90 Degrees?

• Latitude

• Longitude

Multiple Choice

0 degrees latitude; an imaginary line that runs around the middle of Earth, like a belt

• Tropic of Cancer
• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Capricorn

Multiple Choice

the hemisphere that is SOUTH of the Equator

• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere

Multiple Choice

the hemisphere that is EAST of the Equator

• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere

Multiple Select

THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE GOES THROUGH WHICH OCEAN?

• ATALANTIC

• PACIFIC

Multiple Choice

As you travel from west to east, does it get later or earlier?

• Earlier
• Later

Multiple Choice

What is the study of weather over time?

• coordinates

• climate

• compass rose

• population

Multiple Choice

The rowboats are ___________ of the campfire.

• North

• East

• South

• West

Multiple Choice

Which letter would you find at 30^oS, 30^oE?

• A
• E
• K

Multiple Choice

What is the approximate location of G?

• 100^oW, 40^oN

• 40^oN, 100^oW

• 40^oS, 100^oW

Multiple Choice

Continent E is ________.

• North America

• Africa

• Antarctica