Quiz 2

What is another name for a map legend?

• Map Symbol
• Map direction
• Map Key
• Table of contents

What is the purpose of a map scale?

• To weigh the political power of the states
• To show where things are located on the map
• Compare the distance measured on the map to the actual distance on Earth
• To show how large the map is

What is the importance of a compass rose?

• To give you directions
• To let the reader know where they are located on the map
• To point to the south
• Determine the orientation of the map

What do map legends help determine?

• Meanings of symbols or colors that represent graphic features
• Orientation or direction map should be read
• Relationship of actual distance to map distance
• how efficient the map quality is

Lines that run west and east and measure distances in degrees from the Equator are called lines of ________________.

• Longitude
• Latitude
• Wrongitude
• Attitude

The center line of latitude, measured at 0 degrees is the ________________.

• Prime Meridian
• Legend
• Boiling Point
• Equator

Our Earth can be divided in half, either north and south or west and east. These halves are called ______________________.

• Pie

• Chunks

• Hemispheres

• Grids

Physical Maps show:

• The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
• Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
• Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
• Directions to PE class

Political Maps show: 

• The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
• Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
• Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
• Directions to making sense of politics

Thematic Maps show:

• The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
• Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
• Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
• Themes of books and movies