Geography Map Skills

What is the study of the Earth?

• biology

• geography

• agriculture

• zoology

The area at the top or bottom of a globe is called a ....

• point

• tip

• spot

• pole

What are the largest areas of land on Earth called?

• mountain

• plain

• continent

• country

What is half of the Earth?

• piece

• half circle

• slice

• hemisphere

Which type of map shows the height of the land?

• physical

• political

• population

• elevation

Which type of map shows the borders between countries?

• physical

• political

• population

• elevation

What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres?

• longitude

• Tropic of Cancer

• equator

• Prime Meridian

North, South, East, and West are which kind of directions?

• Intermediate

• Normal

• Cardinal

• Basic

What is another name for a map key?

• graph

• ruler

• legend

• scale

Which part of a map helps orient direction?

• legend

• compass rose

• title

• scale