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Maps and Globes

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Half a sphere; refers to half the Earth

a)

continent

b)

hemisphere

c)

globe

d)

map

2.

Imaginary line that circles the Earth, dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemipheres

a)

Cardinal directions

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Longitude

3.

North, South, East, West

a)

Scale

b)

Intermediate Directions

c)

Cardinal Directions

d)

Robin Directions

4.

NE, NW, SE, SW

a)

Scale

b)

Intermediate Directions

c)

Cardinal Directions

d)

Robin Directions

5.

Imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England and divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Continent

d)

Map Key

6.

Which imaginary lines circle the earth and run PARALLEL to the equator?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

7.

Which imaginary lines circle the Earth from pole to pole and are sometimes called Meridians?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

8.

What is formed when lines of latitude and longitude cross each other around the Earth?

a)

graph paper

b)

grid system

c)

gorilla glue

9.

What do lines of latitude measure?

a)

distance north and south of the Equator

b)

distance east and west of the Prime Meridian

10.

What do lines of longitude measure?

a)

distance east and west of the prime meridian

b)

distance north and south of the equator

11.

What type of map shows the land as it was created by nature?

a)

population

b)

physical

c)

political

d)

climate

12.

What type of map shows boundaries and borders?

a)

political

b)

physical

c)

population

d)

climate

13.
Which part of the map show the directions?
a)
Map Title
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map key or legend
d)
Grid Lines
14.
Which part of the map shows the symbols located on the map and what they stand for?
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Grid lines
c)
Map title
d)
Map key or legend
15.
What do we call directions that come between the cardinal directions?
a)
Primary Directions
b)
Intermediate Directions
c)
Middle Directions
d)
Subdirections
16.
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
17.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
18.
How many oceans does Earth have? 
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
19.
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
20.
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
21.
Longitude lines run:
a)
North to South 
b)
East to West
22.
Latitude lines run
a)
East to West
b)
North to South
23.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
24.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
25.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
26.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
27.
A symbol on a map that shows direction
a)
compass rose
b)
axis
c)
legend/key
d)
scale
28.
a map that shows where things are made or grown
a)
population map
b)
political map
c)
product map
d)
topographical map
29.
A map that shows the number of people living in different areas.
a)
topographical map
b)
political map
c)
product map
d)
population map
30.
the southernmost point on Earth, at 90° south; where the Earth's axis would be the surface. It is found on Antarctica, a continental land mass.
a)
North Pole
b)
Canada
c)
South Pole
d)
Alaska
31.
the northernmost point on the Earth, at 90° north; where the Earth's axis would meet the surface. It is found in the Arctic Ocean, 4,261 m (13,980 ft) below shifting sea ice.
a)
Canada
b)
North Pole
c)
South Pole
d)
Alaska
32.
describes the exact position of a point, often using latitude and longitude
a)
Cardinal Directions
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Intermediate Directions
33.
finds the location of a place using other surrounding places, or by using cardinal directions
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Intermediate Directions
c)
GPS
d)
Relative Location
34.
What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
weather
d)
air pressure
35.
What is the height of an area above sea level?
a)
elevation
b)
topography
c)
latitude
d)
longitude
36.
What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
elevation
d)
topography
37.
Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?
a)
LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
b)
HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
c)
HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures
38.
What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
elevation
d)
precipitation

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