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MapSkills2

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Distance east or west of the prime meridian

a)

map legend

b)

latitude

c)

longitude

d)

map title

2.

Explains the meaning of symbols used on a map.

a)

scale

b)

compass rose

c)

map legend

d)

political map

3.

A map that shows any man made features cities, political borders etc.

a)

physical maps

b)

political maps

c)

scale

d)

compass rose

4.

Illustrate the physical features of an area, such as the mountains, rivers and lakes.

a)

scale

b)

political map

c)

physical map

d)

key

5.

explains the lines, symbols, and colors used on a mapkey

a)

Map key

b)

Scale

c)

Compass rose

d)

Political map

6.

Distance north or south of the equator

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

degrees

d)

Scale

7.

a drawing that shows the orientation of north, south, east, and west on a map.

a)

legend

b)

scale

c)

map direction

d)

compass rose

8.

What is a coordinate?

a)

A symbol used on a map to represent a mountain, desert, or plain

b)

One number in a set of numbers used to show the position of a point on a line, graph, or map

c)

A series of intersecting lines on a map representing latitude and longitude

9.

Which physical feature located in the Southwestern United States has a hot, dry climate?

a)

Mojave Desert

b)

Mount Elbert

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Great Plains

10.

Which physical feature is located at 27°N, 81°W?

a)

Lake Okeechobee

b)

Great Plains

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Mojave Desert

11.

Which physical feature includes a large area of flat grasslands?

a)

Mojave Desert

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Great Plains

12.

What do the numbers around the edges of a map represent?

a)

Physical features

b)

Cardinal directions

c)

Degrees of latitude and longitude

d)

Bodies of water

13.

What is the Prime Meridian?

a)

An imaginary line of latitude that circles the Earth horizontally

b)

An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole, passing through Greenwich, England

c)

Intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

d)

Lines that cross the Earth diagonally from side to side

14.

Which physical feature is located at 43°N, 95°W?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Great Plains

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Appalachian Mountains

15.

Which physical feature includes some of the highest peaks in North America?

a)

Mojave Desert

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Great Plains

16.

Which physical feature is located at 36°N, 118°W?

a)

Lake Okeechobee

b)

Great Plains

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Mojave Desert

17.

Which lines on the map measure the distance from the Equator?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Diagonal

d)

Vertical