Map Skills and Geography Test

Lines of longitude are called this.

• meridian
• parallel
• equator
• longitude

What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?

• map scale
• key
• title
• distance calculator

Lines of latitude are called this.

• tropic zone
• parallel
• polar zone
• meridian

What is this object known as?

• map symbol
• map key
• map scale
• compass rose

Latitude and Longitude are measured in ________.

• inches
• feet
• degrees
• grams

Which state is Navy Pier located in? 

• Chicago 
• Illinois
• Michigan 
• Minnesota 

What are imaginary lines drawn on maps from east to west to locate places north or south of the equator?

• Latitude 
• Longitude
• Cardinal Directions
• Compass

What are imaginary lines drawn on maps from north to south to locate places east or west of the Prime Meridian?

• Latitude
• Compass
• Longitude
• Intermediate Directions

What is the special line of latitude that is an imaginary line that runs horizontally through the center of the Earth, dividing the Northern and Southern hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Scale
• Compass Rose

What is the special line of longitude that is an imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth vertically  dividing the Eastern and Western hemispheres?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Map Key
• Intermediate Directions