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Map Vocabulary for WMS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Tropic of Capricorn is located at

a)

23.5 degrees South

b)

25.3 degrees South

c)

25.3 degrees North

d)

23.5 degrees North

2.

A ______ is a round scale model of the earth's surface.

a)

map

b)

chart

c)

globe

d)

graph

3.

This is a map element that includes both cardinal and intermediate directions.

a)

map

b)

chart

c)

Compass rose

d)

legend

4.

______________ are what all lines of latitude are called.

a)

Meridians

b)

Tropics

c)

lines

d)

Parallels

5.

The 0 degree latitude line is halfway between the north and south poles. What is this line?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Prime Meridian

6.

A ______ is half of the earth/globe.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Grid

7.

The element depicted on a map that explains the symbols on the map is called

a)

Map Key/Legend

b)

Bar Scale

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Map Grid

8.

The element depicted on a map to give distance in miles and kilometers is called

a)

Map Key/Legend

b)

Map Grid

c)

Bar Scale

d)

Map Title

9.

Lines of longitude are all _____________

a)

latitude

b)

Meridians

c)

Parallels

d)

Tropics

10.

The line of 23.5 degrees north is called

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

11.

What line of longitude is located a 0 degrees?

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

12.

This region is hot and humid around the equator and is located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

a)

Meridians

b)

Parallels

c)

tropics

d)

lines

13.

The directions of north, south, east, and west are known as

a)

Lines of latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

c)

Intermediate directions

d)

cardinal directions

14.

________are directions of northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest.

a)

Lines of latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

c)

Cardinal

d)

Itermediate

15.

The east/west lines in the grid system are called lines of

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

equator

d)

grids

16.

The north/south lines in the grid system are called

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

grids

d)

equator

17.

This type of map shows names of cities, countries, and boundaries.

a)

Road map

b)

Topographical

c)

Physical

d)

Political

18.

This type of map shows landforms like deserts, mountains, and plains.

a)

Road ap

b)

Topographical

c)

Physical

d)

Political

19.

This is a system made up of imaginary lines that run east/west and north/south over the earth's surface.

a)

Grid system

b)

Tropics

c)

Map Key

d)

Map title

20.

Which is an example of a map element?

a)

Map Title

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Bar Scale

d)

All the above