Unit 1 Social Studies Test Practice

What is a compass rose?

• A tool that shows what symbols on the map mean

• A tool that compares map distance to real world distance

• A tool that tell what the map is about

• A symbol on the map that shows directions

An elevation map shows

• physical features like rivers

• differences in elevation

• boundaries of a place

• resources in an area

Latitude lines are

• lines that run east and west

• lines that run diagonally

• lines that run north and south

• lines that don't run

Longitude lines are

• lines that run east and west

• lines that run diagonally

• lines that run north and south

• lines that don't run

A road map shows

• differences in elevation

• roads, highways, or railways in an area

• physical features like rivers

• boundaries of a place

A map scale is

• a tool that shows cardinal directions

• a tool that tells what a map is about

• a tool that does nothing

• a tool that help estimate the distance between two places

A map key

• shows what symbols on a map mean

• shows distance

• shows the title of the map

• shows differences in elevation

Check all that apply.

The Equator

• Runs east and west

• Splits the world into eastern and western hemispheres

• Splits the world into northern and southern Hemispheres

• Runs north and south

Check all that apply.

The Prime Meridian

• Runs east and west

• Splits the world into eastern and western hemispheres

• Splits the world into northern and southern Hemispheres

• Runs north and south

A Political Map shows

• resources in an area

• boundaries of a place

• roads, highways, or railroads

• physical features like rivers