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Map Skills Practice

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 3hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The equator divides what two hemispheres?
a)
East and West
b)
North and South 
2.
An imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
equator
b)
longitude
c)
latitude
d)
prime meridian
3.
Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Southeast
d)
East
4.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
5.
A set of degrees of latitude and longitude that help you locate a place on a map.
a)
coordinates
b)
positions
c)
hemispheres
d)
locations
6.
Which STATE is located at...
120°W, 45°N
a)
WA
b)
OR
c)
UT
d)
ND
7.
Which STATE is located at...
100°W, 48°N
a)
NM
b)
ND
c)
SD
d)
CO
8.
What is a map scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house
9.
How many miles would 4 inches be equal to?
a)
2
b)
400
c)
4000
d)
4
10.

This type of map shows physical features of an area such as mountains, rivers and lakes.

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Road Map

11.

This is the place on the map where the symbols are defined.

a)

Title

b)

Legend

c)

Scale

12.

This is a small ruler on the map that shows what real-life distance is represented by a certain length on the map.

a)

Legend

b)

Title

c)

Scale

13.

This shows the cardinal directions of North, South, East, and West.

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Legend

c)

Scale

14.

These are imaginary lines running east and west that are part of the grid system.

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

15.

These are imaginary lines running north and south that are part of the grid system.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

16.

This type of map shows state and national boundaries as well as large and small cities.

a)

Road Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Political Map

17.

This system uses lines of latitude and longitude to pinpoint a place on a map or globe.

a)

Grid System

b)

Scale

c)

Compass Rose

18.

Look at the map. Which continent is numbered 3?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

19.

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

a)

prime meridian

b)

tropics

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

20.

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

a)

prime meridian

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

21.

What are the four main points of direction called?

a)

cardinal directions

b)

direction points

c)

compass rose

d)

ordinal or intermediate directions

22.

What name is given to the portion of Earth located ABOVE the equator?

a)

Northern hemisphere

b)

Eastern hemisphere

c)

Western hemisphere

d)

Southern hemisphere

23.

What name is given to the portion of Earth located BELOW the equator?

a)

Northern hemisphere

b)

Eastern hemisphere

c)

Western hemisphere

d)

Southern hemisphere

24.

What imaginary line divides the Earth into a northern and southern half?

a)

prime meridian

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

25.

What imaginary line represents zero (0º) degrees longitude?

a)

prime meridan

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

26.

What imaginary line marks the northern boundary of the tropics?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Aquarius

d)

Tropic of Sagittarius

27.

What imaginary line marks the southern boundary of the tropics?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Aquarius

d)

Tropic of Sagittarius

28.

What part of a map explains the symbols that are used?

a)

key

b)

legend

c)

key or legend

d)

none of the above

29.

What name is given to a scale model representation of the Earth?

a)

tellurion

b)

planetarium

c)

globe

d)

observatory

30.

What is the name of the imaginary line around which the Earth spins?

a)

Axis

b)

tilt

c)

equator

d)

angle

31.

What type of map shows landforms like mountains and deserts?

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

resource map

d)

climatic map

32.

What type of map shows governmental boundaries such as countries, counties, and cities?

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

resource map

d)

climatic map

33.
Latitude lines run
a)
East to West
b)
North to South
34.
This line measures 0 degrees longitude:
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Meridians
d)
Prime Meridian
35.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
36.
What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect? 
a)
They converge at the poles
b)
They are cool
c)
They are vertical lines 
d)
They are parallel
37.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
38.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
39.
Continent F is ________.
a)
Antarctica
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
North America
40.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Southern
41.
Ocean #4 is ________.
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Southern
42.

What kind of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Globe

43.
Which of the following is NOT a continent?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
Germany
d)
Europe
44.

Identify this map.

a)

Population density map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Road map

45.

What type of map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Economic Activity

46.
How many continents are there?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
5
d)
7
47.

What is the geographical feature labeled with a letter A?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Rio Grande River

c)

Great Lakes

d)

James River

48.

What is the geographical feature labeled with a C?

a)

James River

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Mississippi River

49.

What is the geographical feature labeled with a B?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Himalayan Mountains

50.

What is the geographical feature labeled with an E?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Andes Mountains

51.

What is the geographical feature labeled with a D?

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Chesapeake Bay

52.

What is the name of the purple continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

53.

What is the name of the green continent?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

54.

What is the name of the brown continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

55.

What is the name of the yellow continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Asia

56.

What is the name of the blue continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

57.

What is the name of the red continent?

a)

South America

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Asia

58.

What is the name of the orange continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Africa

d)

North America

59.

What is the name of the imaginary line that runs from east to west, and separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

60.

What is the name of the imaginary line on the globe that runs north to south, and separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

61.

The symbols shown are examples of items that would be found on a ______________________ of a map.

a)

Legend

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Scale

d)

Border

62.
__________ directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.
a)
Latitude
b)
Cardinal
c)
Intermediate
d)
Longitudinal
63.
__________ identifies distances on a map.  It refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the matching distance on the earth.
a)
Map Scale
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Intermediate Directions
d)
Symbols
64.
This type of map shows physical features of the land, including valleys, canyons, plains, and mountains.
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Time Zones
d)
Map Key
65.
 A __________ is used to identify the direction of north, south, east, and west.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Map Scale
c)
Latitude Lines
d)
Longitude Lines
66.
 This type of map shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and/or counties.  It sometimes includes cities, roads, and significant bodies of water.
a)
Physical
b)
Political
c)
Product
d)
Map
67.
 A __________ is used to identify what the symbols on the map stand for.  The meaning of the symbol may be explained using this.
a)
Physical Map
b)
Map Key
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Map
68.
This line measures 0 degrees longitude:
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Meridians
d)
Prime Meridian
69.
What are these lines known as?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
70.
What  are these lines known as ?
a)
latitude
b)
relative location
c)
longitude
d)
absolute location
71.
This type of map shows kinds of land and bodies of water
a)
Physical map
b)
political map
c)
historical map
72.

The title of a map tells you...

a)

where you are

b)

how many people live there

c)

how many mountains

d)

what type of map is it

73.

What tool would you use to find the exact location of a place?

a)

grid system

b)

scale

c)

title

d)

legend

74.

Which part of a map shows you symbols and their meanings?

a)

mountains

b)

key or legend

c)

grid map

d)

island

75.

N, E, S, W are called...

a)

blue directions

b)

cardinal directions

c)

intermediate directions

d)

straight and forward

76.

The intermediate directions are...

a)

NE, SE, NN, SS

b)

NE, SW, NW, NS

c)

NE, SE, SW, SE

d)

NW, SS, SN, EE

77.

1 inch = 100 miles


What is the distance from Houston to Dallas if it measures 3 inches?

a)

150 miles

b)

200 miles

c)

275 miles

d)

300 miles

78.

1 inch = 50 miles


What is the distance between Sugar Land and Austin if it measures 4 and a half inches?

a)

100 miles

b)

225 miles

c)

250 miles

d)

300 miles

79.

The Rocky Mountains are what direction from the Great Plains?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

80.

The Gulf of Mexico is what direction from the Mississippi River?

a)

West

b)

South

c)

East

d)

North

81.

What is half of a sphere?

a)

part sphere

b)

half sphere

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Sphere and half

82.

What shows what a map is all about?

a)

Map title

b)

Map scale

c)

Legend or key

d)

Compass rose

83.

What tells us which direction to go?

a)

Map key

b)

Map Title

c)

Compass rose

d)

Scale

84.
What political cartoon element is displayed by the flags in this cartoon?
a)
Symbolism
b)
Irony
c)
Labeling
d)
Exaggeration
85.
The element editorial cartoonists use that uses an image to represent an idea or concept is called...
a)
Irony
b)
Imagery
c)
Analogy
d)
Symbol
86.
What political cartoon element is displayed by the speech bubble?
a)
Symbolism
b)
Irony
c)
Labeling
d)
Exaggeration
87.
What is it called when you use symbols to represent ideas or qualities?
a)
Symbolism
b)
Exaggeration
c)
Irony
d)
Labeling
88.

What element means "using an object to stand for an idea"?

a)

symbolism

b)

irony

c)

analogy

d)

exaggeration

89.

The element that cartoonists use to show there is a "difference between the way things are & the way things are expected to be" is called:

a)

Irony

b)

Oppositely

c)

Analogy

d)

Symbol

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