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Map Skills

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 5hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Tells the subject of a map
a)
map key
b)
map scale
c)
map title
2.
The 0 degree latitude line that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
time zone
c)
equator
d)
International Dateline
3.
Lines of longitude are called this.
a)
meridian
b)
parallel
c)
equator
d)
longitude
4.
North, South, East, and West are referred to as the _________directions.
a)
raven
b)
bluejay
c)
cardinal
d)
robin
5.
Where would you find the symbol that indicates which city on the map is the capital city?
a)
map scale
b)
map legend
c)
map elevation
d)
map title
6.
NE, SE, NW, SW are these type of directions.
a)
cardinal
b)
intermediate
c)
main
d)
subterrain
7.
Longitude and Latitude lines intersect to form the _________.
a)
graph paper
b)
global grid
c)
crisscross applesauce
d)
map scale
8.
What type of map is this?
a)
Political
b)
Physical 
c)
Economic Activity
d)
Population
9.
What type of map is this?
a)
Population 
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Climate 
10.
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Place
11.
What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?
a)
map scale
b)
key
c)
title
d)
distance calculator
12.
Lake Plains are _____ of the Appalachian Plateaus.
a)
Southwest
b)
Northwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Southeast
13.
Relative location is...
a)
how to get to a place
b)
finding the location of a place by describing its location from another place
c)
not a real thing
d)
exactly where something is located
14.
Lines of latitude are called this.
a)
tropic zone
b)
parallel
c)
polar zone
d)
meridian
15.
What is the measure of how far north or south a place is from the Equator called?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
16.
What is the measure of how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian called?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Equator
17.
What  are these lines known as ?
a)
latitude
b)
relative location
c)
longitude
d)
absolute location
18.
What are these lines known as?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
19.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
20.
This type of map shows cities, states, and countries
a)
physical map
b)
political map
c)
historical map
21.
This type of map shows kinds of land and bodies of water
a)
Physical map
b)
political map
c)
historical map
22.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
feet
c)
degrees
d)
grams