Maps & Globes review

The Prime Meridian creates which two hemispheres?

• the eastern and western

• the northern and southern

What is the name of the imaginary line that runs from the north to the south of the globe and is located at zero degrees longitude?

• the equator

• the southern hemisphere

• the northern hemisphere

• the prime meridian

What are the imaginary lines that cross the globe from east to west?

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude

Which mountain range is the largest in the country and is located in the western part of the U.S.?

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Appalachian Mountains

• the Sierra Mountains

• the Ohio Mountains

Which mountain range runs from Alabama to Canada?

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Adirondack Mountains

• the Sierra Mountains

• the Appalachian Mountains

What are the lines that cross the globe from north to south?

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude

Which hemisphere is the United States located?

• the western hemisphere

• the northern hemisphere

• the eastern hemisphere

• the southern hemisphere

What is another name for a legend that shows pictures and symbols on a map?

• a key

• a scale

• a globe

What measures how far one location is from another?

• a map key

• a legend

• a map scale

• a map grid

What is the name of the map that shows rivers and mountains?

• a political map

• a physical map

• a road map