Mapping Skills

What is a compass rose?

• Idaho's state flower
• a flower on a map
• a symbol which shows directions
• a symbol which shows colors

The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line
• Contour line

The 0 degree line of longitude is known as the ___________ ______________ . It cuts through Greenwich, England.

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line
• Contour Line

The 0 degree line of longitude, divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• true
• false

How many parts does the equator divide the earth into?

• 4
• 2
• 6
• 8

What is the name of the line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect? 

• They converge at the poles
• They are cool
• They are vertical lines 
• They are parallel

What is the approximate location of G?

• 100^oW, 40^oN
• 40^oN, 100^oW
• 40^oS, 100^oW
• 40^oN, 100^oE

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

• A
• D
• K
• E

Contour lines that are very close together indicate the land is _______________

• gentle/gradual
• a forest
• steep
• a swamp