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Map Skills Test Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a hemisphere?

a)

a line running east to west on a globe

b)

a line running north to south on a globe

c)

one half of the earth

d)

one fourth of the earth

2.

Type of map for finding landforms and land elevation

a)

weather map

b)

political map

c)

thematic map

d)

physical map

3.

A weather map is an example of which type of map?

a)

thematic maps

b)

topographic maps

c)

physical maps

d)

political maps

4.

What is the 0° line of longitude that runs through the center of the Earth?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

5.

Which of these map elements is an orientation symbol?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which of these map elements is a scale?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

What is name of the 0° line of latitude?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

8.

What is the purpose of an orientation symbol on a map?

a)

pointing to true north on the map

b)

measuring distance between two places on the map

c)

telling what the map symbols mean

9.

What is the purpose of a legend on a map?

a)

pointing to true north on the map

b)

measuring distance between two places on the map

c)

telling what the map symbols and/or colors mean

10.

Which of these map elements is a legend?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.
a)

Conic map projection

b)

Cylindrical map Projection

c)

Flat-plane map projection

12.

Type of map for finding countries, capital cities, and borders

a)

topographic map

b)

political map

c)

physical map

d)

thematic map

13.

What unit is used to measure distance between lines of latitude and longitude?

a)

miles

b)

kilometers

c)

inches

d)

degrees

14.

Which hemisphere is marked with a smiley face?

a)

southern

b)

eastern

c)

western

d)

northern

15.

Which dot is at 30° S, 30° W?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.
a)

Conic map projection

b)

Cylindrical map Projection

c)

Flat-plane map projection

17.

Which dot is at 13° N, 85° E?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.

Which hemisphere is marked with a smiley face?

a)

southern

b)

eastern

c)

western

d)

northern

19.

Imaginary lines around Earth that run east to west, parallel to the Equator

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

ladders

d)

Prime Meridian

20.

Imaginary lines around Earth that run north to south, parallel to Prime Meridian

a)

Equator

b)

longitude

c)

ladders

d)

latitude

21.
a)

Conic map projection

b)

Cylindrical map Projection

c)

Flat-plane map projection

22.

Which state is north of Illinois?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Tennessee

c)

Mississippi

23.

Which state is south of Utah?

a)

Missouri

b)

Montana

c)

Arizona

24.

What direction is Arkansas from Oklahoma?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

25.

What direction is New York from Pennsylvania?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West