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map skills vocabulary

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A symbol on a map that shows principal directions, both cardinal and intermediate

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Map legend

c)

Map Title

d)

Map scale

2.

A map that shows information such as different countries of the world, borders, and important cities

a)

Projection map

b)

Topographic map

c)

Physical map

d)

Political map

3.

A ruler that shows distances on a map and tells the distance in real life is a

a)

Symbol

b)

Compass rose

c)

Scale

d)

Region

4.

Imaginary latitude and longitude lines that form on a map is a

a)

Scale

b)

Grid

c)

Symbol

d)

Great Circle

5.

Maps use these to indicate where things are located on a map

a)

Scale

b)

Map Title

c)

Map Legend

d)

Symbol

6.

A map that shows geographic features of a place, such as mountains, valleys and bodies of water

a)

Physical map

b)

Topographic map

c)

Political map

d)

Projection map

7.

An imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth dividing the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres and is 0 degrees latitude is

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Equator

8.

An imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth vertically and divides the earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres and is at 0 degrees longitude is the

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

Arctic Circle

9.

Used to explain symbols and colors on a map

a)

Map Title

b)

Map Scale

c)

Map Legend

d)

Compass Rose

10.

What is another name for a line of longitude?

a)

latitude

b)

meridian

c)

parallel

d)

Scale

11.

What is another name for lines of latitude?

a)

parallels

b)

meridians

c)

longitude

d)

grid

12.

What is one half of the earth called?

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

c)

hemisphere

d)

great circle

13.

Describes general location based on other places

a)

absolute location

b)

compass rose

c)

relative location

d)

map legend

14.

Exact latitude and longitude coordinates on a map

a)

map legend

b)

absolute location

c)

map scale

d)

relative location

15.

What horizontal lines show the distance north or south of the equator?

a)

prime meridian

b)

tropics

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

16.

What vertical lines show distance east or west of the prime meridian?

a)

prime meridian

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

17.

What imaginary line marks the northern boundary of the tropics and is 23 1/2 degrees north of equator?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Antarctic Circle

18.

What imaginary line marks the southern boundary of the tropics and is 23 1/2 degrees south of the equator?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Antarctic Circle

19.
This map element tells the purpose of the map
a)
Title
b)
Scale
c)
Legend
d)
Key
20.

Specific points on a map that is indicated by latitudes and longitudes

a)

coordinates

b)

grid

c)

map scale

d)

compass rose

21.

66 1/2 degrees south of the equator

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Antarctic Circle

22.

66 1/2 degrees north of the equator

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Antarctic Circle

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

23.

90 degrees north latitude

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

c)

north pole

d)

south pole

24.

90 degrees south latitude

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

c)

north pole

d)

south pole

25.

a map that shows a round shape on a flat surface is a

a)

physical map

b)

projection map

c)

topographic map

d)

vegetation map

26.

A map that uses colors to show climate, terrain, population densities, etc. is called a

a)

physical map

b)

projection map

c)

topographic map

d)

vegetation map

27.

Maps that show differences in elevation is a

a)

physical map

b)

projection map

c)

topographic map

d)

vegetation map

28.

Maps are drawn to this to represent an actual place

a)

scale

b)

map scale

c)

grid

d)

coordinates

29.

180 degrees longitude

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

International date line

d)

arctic circle

30.

Collection of maps that is used to find information about the world is called

a)

maps

b)

globes

c)

atlas

d)

symbols