Mapping Skills

Zero Degrees of Longitude is the _______

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

Which of the following has a Maximum of 90 Degrees?

• Latitude

• Longitude

What is the name of the city that the Prime Meridian runs through?

• Greenville, Alabama

• Greenwich, England

• Paris, France

• Moscow, Russia

180 Degrees East/West is called the

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

Which "Modern Map" projection is the "most accurate"

• Gall Peters

• Winkel Tripel

• Authagraph

Which "modern map projection" is correct in "area" & used widely in British Schools?

• Gall Peters

• Winkel Tripel

• Authagraph

Which map projection did you probably grow up "seeing" the most in school?

• Gall Peters

• Robinson

• Winkel Tripel

• Authagraph

How long does it take the Earth to rotate 15 Degrees?

• 1 hour

• 2 hours

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

Which map projection can be "folded" into an accurate 3d globe?

• Robinson Projection

• Gail Peters Projection

• Authagraph Projection

All maps are distorted because the Earth is a sphere & it can't be 100% replicated on paper.

• True

• False