Unit 1 Mapping Vocabulary Quiz Review

What is a map scale used for?

• To show the direction on a map

• To relate distance on the map to real distance on the ground

• To show the population of a city

• To identify the capital city

What is the purpose of using symbols on a map, as shown in the image above?

• To decorate the map with fun images

• To present information on a map in a clear and easy-to-understand way

• To make the map colorful

• To confuse the map reader

What is the function of a compass rose on a map?

• It shows the population of a country

• It marks the location of cities

• It is a directional marker on a map

• It shows the climate zones

What is the function of a map key on a map?

• It shows the size and population of a country.

• It marks the location of only capital cities so you know where the most important cities are located

• It explains the symbols on a map and provides a better understanding or interpretation of it.

• It only shows the climate zones and helps you understand the weather in a given area.

Fill in the blank: The ________ is the imaginary line that divides the world between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Date Line

What is the northernmost point on the Earth called (90 degrees north)?

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Equator

• Greenwich

True or False: The North Pole is the southernmost point on the Earth.

• True

• False

What is the southernmost point on the Earth (90 degrees south) called?

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Equator

• Greenwich

What is a hemisphere?

• A) A quarter of a sphere or globe

• B) Half of a sphere or globe, as in the earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• C) The whole earth

• D) A type of continent

What are the four cardinal directions shown by a directional marker?

• North, South, East, and West

• Up, Down, Left, and Right

• Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter

• Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow