Unit 1 Practice Test - Map Skills

Label the continents on the World Map:

a

b

c

d

e

f

South America

Africa

Asia

Australia

Europe

North America

Label the cardinal directions of the compass rose:

a

b

c

d

North

South

East

West

The 0 degree line of Longitude is known as the...

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Bisection Line

• Latitude

The 0 degree line of Latitude is called the...

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Bisection Line

• Longitude

When measuring latitude and longitude lines, we measure in...

• Inches

• Degrees

• Pounds

• Miles

Map keys show symbols, colors, pictures and lines.

• True

• False

This tool, located on a map, shows directions.

• Coordinates

• Compass Rose

• Absolute Location

• Atlas

This map feature is used to measure distances between places on a map.

• Map Key

• Map Scale

• Map Title

• Map Color

How many hemispheres does the earth have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Label the hemispheres shaded in blue.

a

b

c

d

Eastern

Northern

Western

Southern