Guide to Understanding Maps

Which of the following do NOT border Virginia

• Delaware

• Maryland

• North Carolina

• Atlantic Ocean

• Tennessee

A star with a circle around it is a National Capital

• TRUE

• FALSE

There are a total of seven directions on a compass rose.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The largest area of land is a continent

• TRUE

• FALSE

The United States is a continent.

• TRUE

• FALSE

History is the study of people and events from the future.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A _________ ______ shows direction on a map.

(a)  

The _____________ divides the globe into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• equator

• hemisphere

  line

• Prime Meridian

• Boundary

Lines of _______________ run parallel to the equator.

• longitude

• latitude

Which term has the same meaning as BORDER with reference to a map.

• edge

• boundary

• state line

• black line