Map Reading Quiz

32° 42' 56.6568'' N, 117° 9' 39.9024'' W is an example of _________ location.

• approximate

• precise

• absolute

• relative

Geographers are able to use small scale maps to show ___.

• smaller area with less detail

• smaller area with greater detail

• larger area with less detail

• larger area with greater detail

Lines of latitude measure distance ________.

• East and west of the Prime Meridian

• The circumference around the globe

• The diameter of the globe

• North and south of the Equator

____maps show the government-defined information about a place such as boundaries between countries, state, counties, etc.

• Topographical

• Physical

• Political

• Climate

Maps that use large scale are useful because they are able to show _______.

• very little detail of large areas

• less detail

• a larger area of land

• greater detail

Which of the following is not a continent?

• North America

• Central America

• Asia

• Africa

A map that shows the uneven distribution of wealth and money is a(n) _____ map.

• economic

• political

• topographical

• climate

What is continent #2?

• Asia

• Pacific Ocean

• South America

• Africa

Geographers use lines of longitude to measure _______.

• The amount of precipitation

• The circumference around the globe

• North and south of the Equator

• Distance east and west of the Prime Meridian

Geographers use maps to ___.

• build context and make explanations

• all the answers are true

• to map information to be able to make explanations

• gather information to build context