Map Skills, Timeline and Sources Quiz Practice

This symbol indicates a capital city on a map.

• Star
• Blue H
• Tent
• Knife and fork

Fill in the blanks: Lines of latitude run from ___________ to __________.

• west to east
• north to south

Which of the following examples are PRIMARY sources?

• A biography about Abraham Lincoln
• The movie Titanic
• A reporter describing his time in Iraq
• Rosa Parks describing her role in the Montgomery Alabama bus boycotts

Fill in the blanks: Lines of longitude run from ___________ to __________.

• west to east
• north to south

True or False: When looking at a map, the size of the dot next to a city gives you an idea of how large or small the city is.

• True
• False

Fill in the Blank: The Prime Meridian is the 0 Degree line of _______.

• latitude
• longitude

Earth is divided into 4 hemispheres. Which is NOT a hemisphere on Earth?

• northern
• southern
• western
• middle

What is a secondary source?

• information that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly involved in the event
• A source that gets its information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the event.

Which continent is the largest?

• Africa
• Asia
• North America
• Antarctica

Which ocean is the newest?

• Pacific
• Atlantic
• Arctic
• Southern