Map Skills Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS A DRAWING OF ALL OR PART OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE?

• MAP SCALE

• MAP

• MAP LEGEND

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS A BOOK OF MAPS?

• EQUATOR

• PRIME MERIDIAN

• ATLAS

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS A PART OF A MAP THAT SHOWS CARDINAL AND INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS?

• MAP SCALE

• MAP KEY

• COMPASS ROSE

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS THE MAIN LANDMASS OF A GLOBE CALLED?

• CONTINENT

• OCEAN

• MAP

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS HALF OF THE EARTH EAST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN: AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE?

• EASTERN HEMISPHERE

• WESTERN HEMISPHERE

• SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

• NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS HALF OF THE EARTH WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN: NORTH AMERICA AND SOUTH AMERICA?

• EASTERN HEMISPHERE

• WESTERN HEMISPHERE

• NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

• SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS HALF OF THE EARTH BELOW THE EQUATOR?

• EASTERN HEMISPHERE

• WESTERN HEMISPHERE

• NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

• SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS HALF OF THE EARTH ABOVE THE EQUATOR?

• EASTERN HEMISPHERE

• WESTERN HEMISPHERE

• NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

• SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS THE IMAGINARY LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EARTH SEPARATING THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE?

• PRIME MERIDIAN

• EQUATOR

• MERCATOR PROJECTION

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS THE DISTANCE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR CALLED?

• LATITUDE

• LONGITUDE

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS THE DISTANCE EAST AND WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN CALLED?

• LATITUDE

• LONGITUDE

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS PART OF A MAP THAT COMPARES DISTANCE ON A MAP TO DISTANCE IN REAL WORLD?

• MAP

• MAP LEGEND

• MAP SCALE

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS A LINE OF LONGITUDE AT ZERO DEGREES?

• EQUATOR

• PRIME MERIDIAN

• MERCATOR PROJECTION

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS AN IMAGINARY LINE ON THE EARTH'S SURFACE DEFINING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN ONE DAY AND THE NEXT?

• INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

• MERCATOR PROJECTION

• NORTH POLE

• SOUTH POLE