Review for Map Skills

If you cut Earth if half along this line, it creates the western hemisphere.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

Answer explanation

The Prime Meridian creates the western and the eastern hemispheres.

"East of Mississippi" is an example of absolute location.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This is relative location because we only know where it is in general, like "Put the book over there" or "The Dunkin' Donuts is east of the middle school."

This is what kind of map?

• thematic or special purpose

• mental map

• political map

Answer explanation

A political map shows human-made borders.

The relative location of Louisiana is:

• east of Texas

• northwest of Oklahoma

• north of Arkansas

Answer explanation

Remember the directions on a compass rose!

Nevada is west of Utah.

• True

• False

Maine is in the southeast corner of the United States.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Florida is in the southest corner.  Remember your compass rose directions!

If you are in Ohio and drive to Oklahoma, you are driving southwest.

• True

• False

Africa is north of Europe.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It is south of Europe.

The Pacific Ocean is east of Asia.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Don't forget the map is flat; if you touched the edges backwards, the Pacific Ocean is east of Asia and west of North America.

North America is east of Europe.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

North America is west of Europe.