Geography | 1.2

What are the three primary categories of maps?

• Physical, political, and special-purpose

• Robinson, Mercator, and special-purpose

• Physical, Mercator, and special-purpose

• Political, Robinson, and special-purpose

Which of the following maps highlights natural features (mountains, rivers, deserts, lakes) of a particular area?

• Physical

• Political

• Mercator

• Robinson

You are looking at South Africa on a map. You need to find India, which you know is northeast of South Africa. Which tool would you use to help you locate India in relation to South Africa?

• Compass rose

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Scale

What is the term for the imaginary grid lines around the globe that run east to west and include the equator?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Legend

• Scale

Which of these tools would you need in order to pinpoint an exact location on a map?

• Latitude and longitude

• Compass rose

• Legend

• Prime Meridian and Equator

What map is known as America’s birth certificate because it was the first to include and name the American Continents?

• Universalis Cosmographia

• Leo Belgicus

• Fra Mauro World Map

• Atlas Maior

Which of the following places would be located on the equator?

• A place midway between the North and South Pole

• A place in the Northern Hemisphere

• A place in the Southern Hemisphere

• A place on the North or South Pole

What is the term for the line of latitude found at 0 degrees that completely circles the earth?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Legend

• Scale

What is the term for the key that explains symbols used on a map?

• Legend

• Compass rose

• Scale

• Instruction manual

What is the term for a picture or chart that may include both natural and man-made features that emphasizes relationships between elements within a particular space?

• Map

• Illustration

• Rendering

• Photograph