Map Skills Practice #2

The equator divides what two hemispheres?

• East and West
• North and South 

An imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres?

• equator
• longitude
• latitude
• prime meridian

Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?

• North
• West
• Southeast
• East

What is this symbol?

• scale
• key
• compass rose
• map

Which STATE is located at...
120°W, 45°N

• WA
• OR
• UT
• ND

These are imaginary lines running east and west that are part of the grid system.

• Longitude

• Latitude

These are imaginary lines running north and south that are part of the grid system.

• Latitude

• Longitude

What horizontal lines show the distance north or south of the equator?

• prime meridian

• tropics

• latitude

• longitude

What vertical lines show distance east or west of the prime meridian?

• prime meridian

• longitude

• equator

• Tropic of Cancer

What are the four main points of direction called?

• cardinal directions

• direction points

• compass rose

• ordinal or intermediate directions