Map Skills Test Prep

Political maps have (select all the correct answers):

• countries

• states

• cities

• landforms

Physical maps have:

• landforms

• countries

• states

• cities

Antarctica, Africa, and North America are all examples of:

• oceans

• continents

• countries

• cities

The largest pieces of land on Earth are called:

• continents

• countries

• cities

• oceans

Oceans are:

• made up of freshwater

• The same thing as lakes

• The largest bodies of saltwater on Earth

• The same thing as rivers

This is the imaginary line that circles around the Earth and it's the longest latitude line:

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

The International Date Line...

• Circles the middle of the Earth and is the longest latitude line

• Ends one day and begins the next day

• Is the same as the Equator

True or false: latitude lines measure east and west

• True

• False

True or false: Longitude lines measure east and west

• True

• False

The United States and South Carolina are....

• The same size

• Different sizes. South Carolina is smaller

• Different sizes. South Carolina is bigger