Map Skills & Earth's Features

What hemisphere is North America located?

• Northern

• Western

• Eastern

• Southern

What are the imaginary line that measures north and south?

• Equator
• Lines of latitude
• Lines of longitude
• Prime Meridian

Where is the equator located?

• The equator is located in the center of the earth

• The equator is located at 90 degrees latitude.
• The equator is found at the North Pole.
• The equator runs through the United States.

What is the largest latitude line?

• Arctic Circle
• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• Prime Meridian

What are the imaginary lines that measure east and west?

• Lines of latitude
• Tropics
• Equator
• Lines of longitude

What is the first longitude line that measures at 0?

• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• International Date Line
• Prime Meridian

What is the longitude line in the Pacific Ocean and it is where one day changes to the next?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• International Date Line

Physical Maps show Earth's landforms such as mountains, lakes, oceans, islands, rivers, forests, plains, and deserts.

• True

• False

Political Maps show the borders between cities, states, and countries

• Political maps do not include any borders.
• Political maps show the borders between cities, states, and countries.
• Political maps only show physical features of the land.
• Political maps are used exclusively for navigation.

Name the four hemispheres

• Equatorial Hemisphere
• Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere
• Arctic Hemisphere
• Tropical Hemisphere