WorksheetsMap Skills II
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Latitude lines run
a)
East to West
b)
North to South
2.
This line measures 0 degrees longitude:
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Meridians
d)
Prime Meridian
3.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
4.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
5.
What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect?
a)
They converge at the poles
b)
They are cool
c)
They are vertical lines
d)
They are parallel
6.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
7.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
8.
23.5 degrees N
a)
equator
b)
Tropic of Capricorn
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Cancer
9.
A picture that is used to stand for something that is real on the Earth
a)
map
b)
symbol
c)
map key
d)
North America
10.
A box that tells what the symbols on a map represent
a)
symbols
b)
map key
c)
square
d)
equator
11.
Another name for a map key
a)
scale
b)
continent
c)
symbol
d)
legend
12.
Which continent is touched by the Prime Meridian?
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
13.
What is the latitude of New Orleans?
a)
90*W
b)
30*N
c)
30*W
d)
90*E
14.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
15.
Which continent is in all four hemispheres?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Antarctica
d)
Africa
16.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
17.
Which answer shows all of
the Intermediate Directions?
the Intermediate Directions?
a)
South, North, East, West
b)
North, Northeast, Northwest
c)
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest,
Southwest
Southwest
d)
South, Southeast, Southwest
18.
What is a map scale or distance scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house
19.
A model of the earth
a)
Physical map
b)
globe
c)
Political map
Political Map
d)
Bar Scale
20.
Explains what the symbols on a map represent
a)
Bar Scale
b)
Map Key/Legend
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Parallels
21.
What IS NOT a part of most maps?
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Title
c)
Symbols/Key
d)
People
22.
The 0 degree line of longitude that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
meridian
c)
equator
d)
parallel
23.
Tells the subject of the map
a)
map key
b)
map scale
c)
map title
24.
The 0 degree latitude line that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
time zone
c)
equator
d)
International Dateline
25.
North, South, East and West are referred to as the _________directions.
a)
raven
b)
bluejay
c)
cardinal
d)
robin
26.
Lines of latitude are called this.
a)
tropic zone
b)
parallel
c)
polar zone
d)
meridian
27.
Lines of longitude are called this.
a)
meridian
b)
parallel
c)
equator
d)
longitude
28.
The lines that are drawn on a map to show where one state or country ends and another begins
a)
cardinal
b)
intermediate
c)
boundary
d)
longitude
29.
The equator divides what two hemispheres?
a)
East and West
b)
North and South
30.
A set of degrees of latitude and longitude that help you locate a place on a map.
a)
coordinates
b)
positions
c)
hemispheres
d)
locations
31.
The Tropic of ___________: This latitude line is 23.5 degrees north of the equator.
a)
Cancer
b)
Capricorn
c)
Arctic
d)
North Longitude
32.
This latitude line is 23.5 degrees south of the equator.
a)
Latitude
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer
33.
What is located in E5?
a)
Twizzles
b)
Ice Cream
c)
Chips
d)
Pizza Hut
34.
The scale on a map that tells the real distance on Earth
a)
distance scale
b)
legend
c)
map key
d)
Southern Hemisphere
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