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Mapping Skills

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a hemisphere?

a)

A diagram of a compass showing direction

b)

Height above sea level

c)

Half of Earth

d)

A line of latitude that separates the Northern and Southern hemispheres

2.

What is latitude?

a)

Height above sea level

b)

The distance in degrees north or south of the Equator

c)

The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

d)

Half of Earth

3.

What is longitude?

a)

The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

b)

A diagram of a compass showing direction

c)

Half of Earth

d)

A place's exact position on Earth in terms of latitude and longitude

4.

What is Absolute Location?

a)

Map that shows physical features

b)

Shows how much space on the map represents a given distance on the land

c)

The distance north or south of the equator

d)

A place's exact position on Earth in terms of latitude and longitude

5.

What is the Prime Meridian?

a)

A line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England and separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

b)

A line of latitude that separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

c)

A place's exact position on Earth in terms of latitude and longitude

d)

Height above sea level

6.

What is the Equator?

a)

A diagram of a compass showing direction

b)

The distance in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian

c)

A line of latitude that separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

d)

Half of Earth

7.

What is a compass rose?

a)

The distance north or south of the Equator

b)

A diagram of a compass showing direction

c)

Map that shows political units such as cities, states, and countries

d)

Height above sea level

8.

What is elevation?

a)

Map that shows physical features

b)

Height above sea level

c)

Half of Earth

d)

A place's exact position on Earth in terms of latitude and longitude

9.

What is a map key?

a)

Explains the symbols and shading on the map

b)

A diagram of a compass showing directions

c)

The distance in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian

d)

Shows how much space on the map represents a given distance on the land

10.

What is a physical map?

a)

Half of Earth

b)

Map that shows political units such as cities, states, and countries

c)

A line of latitude that separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

d)

Map that shows physical (natural) features

11.

What is a political map?

a)

Half of Earth

b)

The distance north or south of the Equator

c)

Map that shows political units such as cities, states, and countries

d)

Map that shows physical (natural) features

12.

What is the biggest of the following?

a)

Country

b)

State

c)

City/Town

d)

County

e)

Continent

13.

What is the name of the person who makes maps?

a)

Mapologist

b)

Physicist

c)

Meteorologist

d)

Cartographer

14.

What is the specific pattern used to measure absolute location on a map?

a)

Planes

b)

Grid

c)

Checkered Lines

d)

Scale

15.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Physics

c)

Political

d)

Thematic (Special Purpose)

16.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Thematic (Special Purpose)

d)

Government

17.

What type of map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Thematic (Special Purpose)

d)

Specific

18.

What is the name of the dark yellow continent?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

19.

What continent is directly south of North America?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

20.

Which ocean is located off the east coast of North America?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

21.

What is the name of the largest continent?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

22.

Which continent is located west of Asia?

a)

Europe

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

South America

23.

Which ocean is the farthest north?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

24.

What is the name of the most southern continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

25.

Which ocean is located to the east of Africa and to the west of Australia?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

26.

Which continent is to the east of the Indian Ocean and to the west of the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Asia

27.

Which ocean is located off the west coast of North America. It is the LARGEST ocean.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

28.

Which continent is an island continent?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

29.

The United States of America is a country located on which continent?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America