Map Skills Review

Which two continents are located entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Europe and Africa

• Asia and Antarctica 

• Australia and Antarctica

• North America and South America

Maps cannot represent the exact size or shape of Earth's features because of

• distortion

• rotation

• scale

• tilt

Which of the following is the main advantage of the type of map projection shown in the picture?

• It shows relative locations of places more accurately

• It shows the area of oceans more accurately

• It shows the size and shapes of continents more accurately

• It shows the distances between places more accurately

Which map projection is shown below?

• Eckert IV Projection

• Mercator Projection

• Goode's Homolosine Projection

• Lambert Projection

If it is winter in Hershey, PA, what season is it in Paris, France?

• Winter

• Summer

• Spring

• Fall

If it is spring in Paris, France, what season is it in Melbourne, Australia?

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

• Summer

What does a map's scale compare?

• distortion on a map with distortion on a globe

• location on a map with location on a globe

• distance on a map with distance on Earth

• direction on a map with direction on Earth

If one inch represents 100 miles, how many miles would 1 1/2inches be?

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

• 250 miles

• 300 miles

What city is located at 30o N, 120o E?

• St. Petersburg

• Istanbul

• Tokyo

• Shanghai

What part of the map is missing?

• Map title

• Map key

• Map scale

• Compass rose