Geography Quiz 2

Since the Earth is a sphere, map makers use this tool to try to make their maps as accurate as possible.

• Map scales

• Map keys

• Map projections

• Map symbols

True or False: Map projections all have some distortion, or error, in their images.

• True

• False

• Maybe or maybe not

True or False: Globes are more accurate representations of Earth than maps.

• True

• False

• Who knows?

What does the "geo" mean in geography?

• Write

• Earth

• Graph

• Study

What does the "graph" mean in geography?

• Write

• Earth

• Map

• Water

What do the black dots on a map usually represent?

• Oceans

• Cities

• Towns

• Rivers

What do the black lines on a map represent?

• Oceans

• Cities

• Towns

• Borders

Which tool shows how distance is measured on a map?

• Map key

• Map scale

• Map projection

• Map distance

What would a large map scale show?

• many miles or kilometers

• a small distance

• very few miles or kilometers

Which type of map would have the largest map scale?

• road map

• city map

• world map

• United States map