Maps Quiz Review

Longitude Lines are_____. (check all that apply)

• Verticle

• Curved but look flat on a map

• Run North and South

• Real lines you can see on the earth

Latitude lines are____. (check all that apply

• imaginary

• horizontal

• lines that run east to west

• Curved because the earth is round

Answer explanation

Another name for the line called "Zero degrees Latitude" is...

The Prime Meridian is a line of .....?

Which continent is NOT in the northern hemisphere?

• North America

• Europe

• Asia

• Australia

Australia and ____ are continents solely in the southern hemisphere

Which Continent is NOT in the Eastern Hemisphere?

• Australia
• Africa
• Asia
• North America

Which continents are at least partially in the western hemisphere.

• Africa

• Antarctica

• Asia
• North America

• Australia

What is a map key?

• A tool used to measure distances on a map

• A box or portion on a map that explains or describes the different symbols used on the map

• A device used to find directions

• A section of the map that shows the scale

Why should you look at the map key first?

• To find the distance between two points

• To understand the symbols and what the map is about

• To determine the direction of north

• To see the elevation of the terrain