Map Skills and Geographic Tools Review

What is the name of the zero degree line of longitude that splits the Earth into Western and Eastern Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Cartographer

• Tropic of Cancer

The symbols on a map are explained in the...?

• Title

• Scale

• Legend/Key

• Compass Rose

Which of the following is an example of a cardinal direction?

• North and South

• East and Southeast

• Northwest and West

• West and Northeast

What is the tool on a map that shows direction?

• cardinal directions

• compass rose

• geographic tools

• scale

What lines run north and south around the world but are measured in degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian?

• longitude lines

• latitude lines

• parallel lines

• obtuse lines

Why type of map only shows geographic features and landforms?

• topographic map

• political map

• climate map

• physical map

What geographic tool takes images of land from helicopters, airplanes, or satellites?

• digital satellite images

• aerial photographs

• GIS

• wifi lines

What lines run east and west around the world but are measured in degrees north and south of the Equator?

• latitude lines

• longitude lines

• meridian lines

• acute lines

Which is an example of intermediate directions?

• Northeast and South

• South and North

• Southeast and Northeast

• East and West

What line is zero degrees latitude and splits the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn