Types of Maps/Geography Quiz

What main line of latitude is located at zero degrees and creates the northern and southern hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• International Dateline

• Parallels

What main line of longitude located at zero degrees and creates the eastern and western hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Dateline

• Parallels

Which word below means "half of a sphere?"

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Hemisphere

• Sphere

What type of map shows natural features of Earth such as mountains, plains, plateaus, and rivers?

• Physical map

• Political map

• Population density map

• Climate map

What two hemispheres are created by the equator? (Choose two)

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• Western

What two hemispheres are created by the Prime Meridian? (choose two)

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• Western

What type of map would feature mountains, plains, and bodies of water?

• Political

• Physical

• Population Density

• Climate

What type of map shows the number of people living in a certain area of land?

• Political

• Physical

• Population Density

• Climate

What type of map depicts borders between countries, states, and territories?

• Political

• Physical

• Population Density

• Climate

What type of map depicts weather patterns in an area over a long period of time?

• Political

• Physical

• Population Density

• Climate