Geography Map Skills Assessment

The video explores the complexity of Earth's surface using advanced technologies like satellites. It explains the use of globes, their scales, and cardinal directions. The video delves into latitude and longitude lines, map projections, and special purpose maps. It also covers different types of graphs, including bar, line, pie charts, and pictographs, to represent geographical data effectively.

What are the lines that run east and west on a globe called?

• Meridians

• Parallels of latitude

• Prime meridians

• Equators

What is the prime meridian also known as?

• International Date Line

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Greenwich line

What is the scale of many globes?

• 1 to 500 thousand

• 1 to 1 million

• 1 to 100 million

• 1 to 42 million

Which direction is always pointed toward the South Pole on globes?

• East

• West

• South

• North

Who devised a way to make a map that showed directions more accurately in the 16th century?

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Ptolemy

• Gerard Mercator

What type of map projection is used to show smaller areas with less distortion?

• Azimuthal projection

• Cylindrical projection

• Lambert projection

• Mercator projection

What do graphic relief maps use to depict mountains?

• Green colors

• Blue colors

• Brown or dark orange colors

• Yellow colors

What do political maps show?

• Boundaries between states or countries

• Population density

• Climate zones

• Topographical features

What type of graph is used to show trends or movement over time?

• Vertical bar graph

• Horizontal bar graph

• Line graph

• Pie chart

What does a pie chart represent?

• Comparison of quantities

• Geographical locations

• Trends over time

• How a total amount is divided