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WG7 - Unit 0 - Map Skills

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The two equal halves of the globe are called ___.

a)

hemispheres

b)

latitudes

c)

meridians

d)

poles

2.

0° latitude is also known as the ___.

a)

antemerdidian

b)

equator

c)

international date line

d)

prime meridian

3.

0° longitude is also known as the ___.

a)

antemeridian

b)

equator

c)

international date line

d)

prime meridian

4.

___ measure distances north and south of the equator.

a)

Hemispheres

b)

Lines of latitude

c)

Lines of longitude

d)

Poles

5.

Another name for lines of longitude is ___.

a)

coordinates

b)

latitudes

c)

meridians

d)

vectors

6.

On a compass rose, north, south, east, and west are all ___ directions.

a)

cardinal

b)

intermerdiate

c)

scale

d)

spatial

7.

On the map scale provided, 200 miles would be equal to approximately how many kilometers?

a)

50 km

b)

124 km

c)

322 km

d)

550 km

8.

___ maps show government-defined information about places, including country and state boundaries, plus the location of capitals and other major cities.

a)

climatological

b)

physical

c)

political

d)

topographical

9.

On a compass rose, northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest are all ___ directions.

a)

cardinal

b)

intermediate

c)

scale

d)

spatial

10.

A physical map would most likely not show which of the following?

a)

city boundaries

b)

locations of lakes

c)

mountain ranges

d)

river paths

11.

The term ___ refers to the weather patterns that prevail over a region for a long period of time.

a)

climate

b)

elevation

c)

scale

d)

topography

12.

Population ___ is the average number of people per square mile in a particular area of the world.

a)

density

b)

geography

c)

ratio

d)

scale

13.

Which of the following is the most accurate approximation of Earth’s current population?

a)

almost 700 million

b)

exactly 5 billion

c)

nearly 7.5 billion

d)

over 10 billion

14.

According to the chart, what is the population of the only African country on the list?

a)

1.3 billion

b)

324 million

c)

206 million

d)

186 million

15.

Excluding Alaska and Hawaii, into how many time zones are the contiguous 48 United States divided?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

16.

In which time zone is the state of Georgia located?

a)

Central

b)

Eastern

c)

Mountain

d)

Pacific

17.

Polar maps are examples of ___ projections – maps that show landmasses and water in relation to a central point.

a)

distorted

b)

enumerated

c)

equidistant

d)

linear

18.

What pole is depicted in the map?

a)

East

b)

North

c)

South

d)

West

19.

The North Pole is located at ___.

a)

0° N

b)

0° S

c)

90° N

d)

90° S

20.

The distortions present in a Mercator projection of the world, like the one shown, are most evident ___.

a)

along the equator

b)

between Europe and Africa

c)

near the poles

d)

within the tropics