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Map Skills Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A measure of distance on Earth that is east or west of the Prime Meridean

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

equator

d)

hemisphere

2.

Half a sphere; There are four -- Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western

a)

longitude

b)

directions

c)

latitude

d)

hemisphere

3.

A measure of distance on Earth that is north or south of the equator

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

hemisphere

d)

equator

4.

A small drawing on map that shows direction

a)

cardinal

b)

intermediate

c)

compass rose

d)

inset map

5.

Anything that stands for something else

a)

map key

b)

inset map

c)

global grid

d)

symbol

6.

Earth has SEVEN great bodies of land. They are called _____

a)

global grids

b)

hemispheres

c)

continents

d)

equator

7.

The crisscrossing lines of latitude and longitude form the ____________ found on a map or globe.

a)

equator

b)

global grid

c)

prime meridian

d)

map key

8.

An explanation of what the symbols on a map represent

a)

symbols

b)

compass rose

c)

map key (legend)

d)

scale

9.

The relationship between the distance shown on a map and the real distance on Earth

a)

map scale

b)

inset map

c)

global grid

d)

symbol

10.

An imaginary line that lies halfway between the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, at 0 degrees LATITUDE

a)

prime meridian

b)

latitude

c)

equator

d)

longitude

11.

An imaginary line that lies between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, at 0 degrees LONGITUDE

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

c)

global grid

d)

longitude

12.

Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest are _______

a)

Cardinal Directions

b)

Intermediate Directions

c)

Map Key

d)

Symbols

13.

North, East, South, and West are ________

a)

Cardinal Directions

b)

Intermediate Directions

c)

Map Key

d)

Symbols