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Map Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Arctic Circle
2.
What is the name of the line at 0 degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Arctic Circle
3.
Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
feet
c)
degrees
d)
grams
4.
Latitude lines MEASURE the distance  __________ and ________ of the equator.
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
5.
Longitude lines measure the distance _________ and ___________ of the prime meridian.
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
6.

What is the term for when the Earth is split into two equal halves?

a)

Continents

b)

Hemispheres

c)

Subcontinents

d)

Half-earths

7.

Latitude and longitude lines that meet at one point are called ______________

a)

states

b)

continents

c)

coordinate points

d)

countries

e)

countries

8.

The United States is divided into 50 __________.

a)

oceans

b)

counties

c)

states

d)

countries

9.

The point farthest north on the Earth is called the _____________

a)

south pole

b)

north pole

c)

artic pole

d)

equator pole

10.

What is half the sphere called?

a)

states

b)

hemisphere

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

11.

What are the Earth's largest land areas called?

a)

counties

b)

countries

c)

states

d)

continents

12.

North America is divided into three _______________.

a)

states

b)

continents

c)

countries

d)

counties

13.

What is the point farthest south on the Earth called?

a)

north pole

b)

south pole

c)

equator pole

d)

ocean pole

14.

The imaginary line dividing the globe in half is called the ___________.

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

state

d)

country

15.

What are Earth's largest water areas called?

a)

rivers

b)

lakes

c)

streams

d)

oceans

16.

Which of the following is an intermediate direction?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

northeast

d)

northside

17.

What tells the information found on a map?

a)

compass rose

b)

map title

c)

inset map

d)

latitude

18.

What shows all the directions on a map?

a)

south

b)

map titile

c)

cardinal directions

d)

compass rose

19.

What does a political map show?

a)

a map that shows the location of physical features

b)

a map that shows cities, states, and countries

c)

a map that shows where products are located

20.

What is an inset map?

a)

small squares on a map that show places that go beyond the map

b)

imaginary lines that run north and south on a map

c)

a map that shows the location of physical features and landforms

d)

the four main directions

21.

What is a product map?

a)

the four main directions

b)

a map that shows where products are located

c)

a map that show the location of physical features

d)

a map that shows cities, states, and countries

22.

What are the cardinal directions?

a)

shows all the directions on a map

b)

the four main directions

c)

tells what information is found on a map

d)

northeast and northwest

23.

What is a physical map?

a)

a map that shows the location of physical features; landforms

b)

a map that shows where products are located

c)

a map that shows cities, states, and countries

d)

a map that shows directions

24.

What are intermediate directions?

a)

the four main directions

b)

the directions found between the main directions

c)

the directions found at the poles

d)

the directions found at night

25.

What is latitude?

a)

imaginary lines that run east/west on a map

b)

imaginary lines that run north/south on a map

c)

imaginary lines that run no where

d)

imaginary lines that have a dead end

26.

What is longitude?

a)

imaginary lines that run north/south on a map

b)

imaginary lines that run east/west on a map

c)

imaginary lines that run left and right

d)

imaginary lines that go on forever and ever

27.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
28.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
29.
To locate a place on the earth, you need to look at...
a)
where the lines of latitude and longitude meet
b)
the lines of latitude only
c)
the lines of longitude only
d)
the compass rose
30.
Which STATE is located at...
120°W, 45°N
a)
WA
b)
OR
c)
UT
d)
ND
31.
Which STATE is located at...
105°W, 47°N
a)
MT
b)
SD
c)
UT
d)
AZ
32.
Which STATE is located at...
100°W, 48°N
a)
NM
b)
ND
c)
SD
d)
CO
33.
Which city is closest to the Equator?
a)
Los Angeles
b)
Minneapolis
c)
Miami
d)
Unable to determine