Unit 1 Assessment: Using Maps

If you were reading a road map and you wanted to know which roads were interstate highways on the map, you would check the ________.

• The Map Key

• The Map Scale

• The Compass Rose

• The Map Coordinates

Which of the following would you use a physical map to show?

• Cities and towns

• Boundaries of states and countries

• Tourist attractions in an area

• Mountains and valleys

In general, what happens to the temperature as you move from a lower number of degrees of latitude to a higher number of degrees of latitude?

• It does not change

• It gets higher

• It gets lower

• Its likely to go both up and down

What do most physical maps use to show differences in elevation?

• Lines or Color

• Scale and Coordinates

• Trails and Routes

• A Map Scale and Compass Rose

What kind of map would show the natural features of the land?

• Physical map

• International Map

• Colored Map

• Time-Zone Map

If you and a friend both traveled north on different meridians of longitude from the South Pole, which of the following statements would be true?

• You would not meet again

• You would get close to each other at the equator

• You would meet again at the North Pole

• Your paths would cross at the Prime Meridian

What is another word for the height of a place?

• Axis

• Coordinates

• Elevation

• Meridian

What do map coordinates do?

• They indicate the actual distance between two points on a map.

• They show where parallels of latitude cross

• They help you determine the time of day in different locations

• They let you pinpoint a location on a map

If your planning a trip, you might use two different road maps because,

• Some maps are flat and some are round

• Some maps are very inaccurate

• Maps of different scale provide different information about places

• Different maps have different keys

Which statement is true about the imaginary line that runs around the Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles?

• It's Called the Prime Meridian

• It's located at 20° N latitude

• It's Called the Equator

• It's a meridian of Longitude