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WorksheetsMap Skills Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Geographers look at the world on three different levels. What are those three levels? (multi-select)
regional
local
national
global
Lines of latitude are called __________.
equator
parallel
meridian
longitude
Lines of longitude are called __________.
meridian
latitude
equator
parallel
Latitude and longitude are measured in what?
inches
grams
degrees
feet
What is the special line of latitude that is an imaginary line that runs horizontally through the center of the Earth, dividing the Northern and Southern hemispheres?
equator
prime meridian
compass rose
scale
What is the special line of longitude that is an imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth vertically dividing the Eastern and Western hemispheres?
longitude
latitude
prime meridian
equator
What is the latitude and longitude of letter A?
30˚N, 105˚E
105˚N, 30˚E
100°W, 20°N
27°N,100°W
What is the latitude and longitude of D?
160°E, °160°W
60°N, 60°E
60°S, 60°W
60°E, 60°N
What is the latitude and longitude of letter B?
20°S, 50°E
20°S, 50°W
20°N, 50°W
50°W, 20°S
A geographer that studies ___________ would study how the Grand Canyon was formed.
human geography
cartography
meteorology
physical geography
Which type of tool would help geographers find their location on Earth using a GPS?
map
sonar
satellite images
globe
My street address is 111 Hip Hop Lane Batesville, IN. Which form of location is this?
absolute
relative
cardinal
Which of the 5 themes includes cardinal directions, such as Southwest, Northeast, and West?
movement
place
location
region
Which of the 5 themes describes how people impact the world around us?
movement
human-environment interaction
location
region
Which of the 5 themes of geography is latitude and longitude?
region
place
location
physical features
Capital cities on a map are marked with....
a square
a circle
a star
Lines of latitude measure any distance...
north or south of the prime meridian
east or west of the equator
north or south of the equator
Lines of longitude measure any distance...
east or west of the prime meridian
north or south of the equator
east or west of the tropics
Indiana is is what region on the map?
southwest
southeast
midwest
west
Your grandma is picking you up from school and is unsure of how to get there. You tell her it is about 2 miles northwest of Oldenburg. What form of location are you using?
absolute
relative
cardinal
Which one of the options below is absolute location?
Go past the Memorial Pool and turn right.
201 N. Mulberry St. Batesville, IN
Kroger is located 3 miles north of Greensburg
Which city has the approximate coordinates of 51°N, 0°W?
Berlin
Moscow
London
Which of these can be used to determine the precise distance between two points?
GIS
GPS
remote sensing
Where does a GPS get its information from?
satellites
cameras
sensors
What type of map shows physical features of an area such as mountains, elevation, and forests?
special-purpose
political
physical
thematic
What type of map shows borders for government areas, capital cities and other cities?
political
physical
special-purpose
global
What is the purpose of a map scale?
finding cardinal directions
locating a point on Earth's surface
measuring distance between two points
Nicole is from Los Angeles & Colleen is from St. Paul. Nicole thinks Los Angeles is better because of the celebrities.
Which of the 5 themes is this?
location
movement
place
human-environment interaction
Hazel Park Academy is north of the BP station, and about a mile from highway 94.
Which of the 5 themes is this?
location
place
region
movement
Syrian refugees fleeing the Middle East into Europe and sanctuary countries around the world is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
region
place
human-environment interaction
movement
What type of map is the picture above?
special-purpose
political
physical
Which type of map is the picture above?
physical
special-purpose
political
Which TWO numbers represent the Southern hemisphere?
2 and 4
1 and 2
3 and 4
1 and 3
