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SOL 1: Basic Geography Skills

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The relationship between the distance on a map and the actual distance on Earth's surface.

a)

Orientation

b)

Scale

c)

Latitude

d)

Projection

2.

Map projection used mainly for ship navigation

a)

Mercator

b)

Robinson

c)

Polar

3.

Map projection used mainly for airline navigation

a)

Mercator

b)

Robinson

c)

Polar

4.

Map projection used for general classroom use

a)

Mercator

b)

Robinson

c)

Polar

5.
0° degrees latitude line
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Equator
6.
0° degrees longitude line
a)
Equator
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Prime Meridian
7.
Tool on a map that shows cardinal directions and intermediate directions
a)
Map Key
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map Scale
d)
Map Distortion
8.
A map that shows features of the planet earth such as mountains, lakes, valleys, deserts, and rivers.
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
9.
A map that shows man-made boundaries such as states, cities, and capitals.
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
10.

Maps cannot represent the exact size or shape of Earth's features because of

a)

tilt.

b)

scale.

c)

rotation.

d)

distortion.

11.
GIS is . . .
a)
A system of photographs taken from satellites.
b)
Internet or computer-based mapping that allows you to layer data over a map.
c)
A system that pinpoints absolute location using signals from 3 satellites at once.
d)
A 3 dimensional (spherical) representation of the earth.
12.
What do the lines on this picture represent?
a)
Latitude 
b)
Longitude
13.
What do the lines in this picture represent? 
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude 
14.
What is the word for the exact or nearly exact location of a place on Earth using degrees north, south, east or west.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian 
c)
Absolute Location
15.
A _______________ map is the internal image people construct from their knowledge of where places are located.
a)
mental
b)
political
c)
physical
d)
flow-line
16.

Other names for Taiwan

a)

Formosa

b)

People's Republic of China

c)

Republic of China

d)

Singapore

17.

Current name of Palestine

a)

Syria

b)

Egypt

c)

Jordan

d)

Israel

18.

Other name for the Arabian Gulf

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Gulf of Aidan

c)

Gulf of Hormuz

d)

Gulf of Mexico

19.

Other name for the Sea of Japan

a)

Black Sea

b)

East Sea

c)

North Sea

d)

Red Sea

20.

Site of a resource dispute with Morocco

a)

Yugoslavia

b)

Korea

c)

Western Sahara

d)

Kashmir

21.

Site of a government dispute in Asia between the communist North and the democratic South

a)

Korea

b)

Yugoslavia

c)

Western Sahara

d)

Kashmir

22.

Site of an ethnic dispute in Europe

a)

Korea

b)

Yugoslavia

c)

Western Sahara

d)

Kashmir

23.

Country that lost the largest % of land with the collapse of the Soviet Union

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Italy

d)

Japan

24.

Site of a religious dispute between India and Pakistan

a)

Korea

b)

Yugoslavia

c)

Western Sahara

d)

Kashmir

25.

Continent that colonized Africa in the 1800's

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Europe

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