Geography Skills Review

What is the role of a cartographer?

• To study weather patterns

• To create and study maps

• To explore new lands

• To analyze population data

What is the term for half of the Earth, usually divided into Northern and Southern or Eastern and Western?

• hemisphere

• continent

• region

• zone

What is the term used to describe the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Which of the following divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian
• Hemisphere Line
• Equator
• Tropic of Capricorn

Lines of latitude are also called  __________.

• hemispheres
• parallels

• meridians

• tropics

Lines of longitude are also called  __________.

• hemispheres
• parallels

• meridians

• tropics

What are the cardinal directions?

• North, South, East, West

• Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

• Up, Down, Left, Right

• Forward, Backward, Left, Right

Which of the following is an example of an intermediate direction?

• North

• East

• Southeast

• West

What is the primary purpose of a map scale?

• To show the direction of north

• To measure distances on a map

• To indicate the map's legend

• To display the map's title

What is the purpose of a map legend?

• To show the map's scale

• To explain the symbols used on the map

• To indicate the map's orientation

• To provide a map's title