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Geography Tools: Maps and Globes

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Earth is divided into the Northern and Southern hemispheres by which imaginary line?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Greenwich

2.

The Earth is divided into the Eastern and Western hemispheres by which imaginary line?

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

greenwich

3.

Lines of Latitude go from _______ to ______.

a)

east to west

b)

north to south

c)

east to south

d)

west to north

4.

Lines of Longitude go from ______ to ________.

a)

north to south

b)

east to west

c)

north to east

d)

south to west

5.

Lines of latitude are also known as

a)

horizontal lines

b)

vertical lines

6.

Lines of longitude are also known as

a)

vertical lines

b)

horizontal lines

7.

Three types of maps we learned about are:

a)

physical, political, thematic

b)

physical, political, gps

c)

political and thematic

8.

Shows world landforms and bodies of water exactly how they are found in certain areas.

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

thematic map

9.

Features people have created, such as cities, countries, regions, territories, etc.

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

thematic map

10.

Uses colors, symbols, lines and patterns to tell certain information about a place or region.

a)

thematic map

b)

political map

c)

physical map

11.

Tells what the map is about.

a)

title

b)

compass rose

c)

legend

d)

scale

12.

Shows directions N, S, E, W

a)

compass rose

b)

title

c)

legend

d)

scale

13.

Also called "key", explains what symbols and colors mean

a)

legend

b)

title

c)

labels

d)

colors

14.

Measures the distances E and W of Prime Meridian

a)

lines of latitude

b)

lines of longitude

15.

Measures distances N and S of the Equator

a)

lines of latitude

b)

lines of longitude

16.

Used to measure distances between two locations on a map

a)

scale

b)

compass rose

c)

legend

d)

title

17.

What type of map is this?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

thematic

18.

What type of map is this?

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

thematic map

19.

What type of map is this?

a)

thematic map

b)

political map

c)

physical map

20.

What information is this map showing you?

a)

Amusement parks in the United States

b)

Roller Coasters in the United States

c)

Fun places to visit in the United States

21.

What two hemispheres will you find North America?

a)

Northern, Western

b)

Northern, Eastern

c)

Southern, Eastern

d)

Southern, Western

22.

What two hemispheres will you find Asia?

a)

Northern, Western

b)

Northern, Eastern

c)

Southern, Eastern

d)

Southern, Western

23.

Using the map and the word bank below the map, what continent is #1?

a)

N. America

b)

S. America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

e)

Antarctica

24.

Using the map and the word bank below the map, what continent is #3?

a)

Europe

b)

S. America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

e)

Antarctica

25.

Using the map and the word bank below the map, what continent is #8?

a)

Europe

b)

S. America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

e)

Antarctica

26.

Using the map and the word bank below the map, what continent is #6?

a)

Europe

b)

S. America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

e)

Antarctica

27.

Using the map and the word bank below the map, what continent is #4?

a)

Europe

b)

S. America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

e)

Antarctica

28.

Using the map and the word bank below the map, what continent is #12?

a)

Europe

b)

S. America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

e)

Antarctica

29.

Using the map and the word bank below the map, what continent is #10?

a)

Australia

b)

S. America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

e)

Antarctica

30.

Using the map and the word bank below the map, what ocean is #7?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

31.

Using the map and the word bank below the map, what ocean is #5?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

32.

Using the map and the word bank below the map, what ocean is #2?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

33.

Using the map and the word bank below the map, what ocean is #11?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

34.

Using the map and the word bank below the map, what ocean is #9?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean