Grade 8 Geography Quiz: Maps and Globes

What is a globe?

• A book of maps

• A round model of the Earth

• A type of satellite

• A flat representation of the Earth

What does an atlas contain?

• A model of the solar system

• A book of maps

• Weather forecasts

• Only satellite images

What is the latitude of the Equator?

• 90º N

• 0º

• 23½º N

• 45º S

Which line of longitude is known as the Prime Meridian?

• 90º E

• 0º

• 180º

• 45º W

What is the latitude of the North Pole?

• 23½º S

• 45º N

• 90º N

• 0º

How many degrees of longitude are there?

• 180º

• 360º

• 90º

• 270º

What is the purpose of satellite images?

• To create maps only

• To forecast weather and examine land use

• To show only natural disasters

• To measure distances

What is the Tropic of Cancer's latitude?

• 0º

• 23½º S

• 23½º N

• 45º N

What does a ratio scale of 1:50,000 mean?

• 1 mm on the map represents 50,000 mm on the ground

• 1 m on the map represents 50,000 m on the ground

• 1 km on the map represents 50,000 km on the ground

• 1 cm on the map represents 50,000 cm on the ground

What is the main function of the Greenwich Meridian?

• To divide the Earth into hemispheres

• To show weather patterns

• To calculate world time zones

• To measure distances