Maps & Globes Quiz

How many continents are there?

• six

• seven

• eight

2. A __________ is used to find the distance on a map.

• symbol

• map key

• scale

A 3-D model of the Earth is called __________.

• map

• legend

• globe

The farthest point north on a globe is called __________.

• Southern Hemisphere

• North Pole

• South Pole

The imaginary line that runs east and west around the center of the Earth is called _______.

• equator

• longitude

• south pole

The symbols on a map can be found in the __________.

• scale

• map key

• map

The land and water above the equator is called __________.

• Northern Hemisphere

• Latitude

• Southern Hemisphere

A __________ is a drawing that shows what a place looks like from above.

• continent

• symbol

• map

The lines that run east and west on a map or globe are called __________.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• South Pole

The farthest point south on a globe is __________.

• South Pole

• Southern Hemisphere

• Equator