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Map Skills vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a set of numbers used to specify the location of a point on a plane, a map, or a globe

a)

latitude

b)

coordinates

c)

longitude

d)

time zone

2.

the meridian of 0 degrees longitude that runs through Greenwich, England and from which other longitudes form, also where time zones are determined

a)

time zones

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

3.

a measurement of location East or West of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

coordinates

4.

a unit of measurement used to describe latitude & longitude

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

clock

c)

time zones

d)

degrees

5.

a line that marks the difference in time between east and west, largely corresponding to 180° longitude south

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

International Date Line

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

6.

the latitude that is approximately 23.5° S of the equator that is the southernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

International Date Line

d)

coordinates

7.

The time of day __________________ for countries to the east of the Prime Meridian.

a)

Moves backwards

b)

Moves forwards

8.

The United States has ___________ time zones.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

9.

North Carolina is located in which time zone?

a)

Pacific

b)

Eastern

c)

Central

d)

Mountain

10.

Which two states have their own time zones?

a)

North Carolina & California

b)

Hawaii & Alaska

c)

London & Egypt

d)

Montana & Hawaii