Map Reading

Latitude runs east and west or parallel to the equator.

• True

• False

The western hemisphere is for a large part comprised of North and South

America.

• True

• False

A political map will show features such as mountains, plains, desert, and rivers

• True

• False

State and national boundaries, cities, and capitals are features displayed on a political map.

• True

• False

Imaginary line drawn around the earth equidistant from both poles dividing the world into northern and southern hemispheres.

• True

• False

Physical maps will display

• Rivers

• Mountains

• Plains

• All of the Above

Qualitative maps display items such as

• Elevation

• Temperature

• Both A & B

• None of the Above

Absolute location is often given in terms of latitude and longitude marking its exact place on Earth.

• True

• False

The relative location is a description of a place is related to other places, like Aurora is 5 miles west of Lawrenceburg.

• True

• False