ESS A 1.2.2

What is the main purpose of maps according to the study material?

• To describe places on Earth accurately and to find direction

• To provide historical information about Earth

• To illustrate different weather patterns

• To show political boundaries only

What is essential to know when you are holding a map?

• The map's scale

• The type of map projection used

• If the map is right side up

• The age of the map

What do cartographers specialize in?

• Studying historical documents

• The art of making maps

• Analyzing geographical data

• Designing compasses

What is the name given to 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian

• North Pole

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

What do lines of longitude indicate?

• Distance north or south of the equator

• Distance east or west of the prime meridian

• The ratio of the distance on a map to the actual distance between locations

• The direction from one place to another

What is another name for lines of longitude?

• Parallels

• Meridians

• Latitudes

• Equators

What is the 0 degrees longitude line called?

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

What does a compass rose on a map indicate?

• The scale of the map

• The distance between two points

• The direction

• The latitude and longitude

What is the purpose of a scale on a map?

• To show the direction of north

• To indicate the prime meridian

• To represent the distance between locations

• To display the equator

What does a fractional scale on a map represent?

• The number of meridians on a map

• The ratio of units on a map to units on Earth's surface

• The number of parallels on a map

• The direction from one place to another