WorksheetsWG7 - Unit 0 - Map Skills
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The two equal halves of the globe are called ___.
hemispheres
latitudes
meridians
poles
0° latitude is also known as the ___.
antemerdidian
equator
international date line
prime meridian
0° longitude is also known as the ___.
antemeridian
equator
international date line
prime meridian
___ measure distances north and south of the equator.
Hemispheres
Lines of latitude
Lines of longitude
Poles
Another name for lines of longitude is ___.
coordinates
latitudes
meridians
vectors
On a compass rose, north, south, east, and west are all ___ directions.
cardinal
intermerdiate
scale
spatial
On the map scale provided, 200 miles would be equal to approximately how many kilometers?
50 km
124 km
322 km
550 km
___ maps show government-defined information about places, including country and state boundaries, plus the location of capitals and other major cities.
climatological
physical
political
topographical
On a compass rose, northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest are all ___ directions.
cardinal
intermediate
scale
spatial
A physical map would most likely not show which of the following?
city boundaries
locations of lakes
mountain ranges
river paths
The term ___ refers to the weather patterns that prevail over a region for a long period of time.
climate
elevation
scale
topography
Population ___ is the average number of people per square mile in a particular area of the world.
density
geography
ratio
scale
Which of the following is the most accurate approximation of Earth’s current population?
almost 700 million
exactly 5 billion
nearly 7.5 billion
over 10 billion
According to the chart, what is the population of the only African country on the list?
1.3 billion
324 million
206 million
186 million
Excluding Alaska and Hawaii, into how many time zones are the contiguous 48 United States divided?
2
3
4
5
In which time zone is the state of Georgia located?
Central
Eastern
Mountain
Pacific
Polar maps are examples of ___ projections – maps that show landmasses and water in relation to a central point.
distorted
enumerated
equidistant
linear
What pole is depicted in the map?
East
North
South
West
The North Pole is located at ___.
0° N
0° S
90° N
90° S
The distortions present in a Mercator projection of the world, like the one shown, are most evident ___.
along the equator
between Europe and Africa
near the poles
within the tropics
