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WorksheetsBoyles Map Skills Test Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
Tells where a place is compared to another place.
Absolute location
Relative location
Latitude
Longitude
The Earth is divided into four of these: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western.
Latitude
Longitude
Hemispheres
Compass Rose
The box on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on a map
Map key or legend
Map scale
Longitude
Latitude
An element of a map that shows how a unit of distance on the map relates to actual distance on the Earth’s surface.
A. Map Key/ Legend
Map scale
Latitude
Longitude
The distance north or south of the Equator as measured in degrees.
Map scale
Latitude
Longitude
Compass Rose
A political map is one that
Shows any natural characteristic of Earth’s surface such as land elevation, water depth, mountains, plains, and deserts.
Uses color to show countries or states.
Shows a specific topic such as precipitation, population, or climate.
Is one that doesn’t include a compass rose, map scale or map key.
A physical map is one that
Shows any natural characteristic of Earth’s surface such as land elevation, water depth, mountains, plains, and deserts.
Uses color to show countries or states.
Shows a specific topic such as precipitation, population, or climate.
Is one that doesn’t include a compass rose, map scale or map key.
A thematic map is one that
Shows any natural characteristic of Earth’s surface such as land elevation, water depth, mountains, plains, and deserts.
Uses color to show countries or states.
Shows a specific topic such as precipitation, population, or climate.
Is one that doesn’t include a compass rose, map scale or map key.
The distance that is MEASURED east or west of the Prime Meridian is called
Map key or legend
Map scale
Latitude
Longitude
What is the imaginary line that circles the earth halfway between the North and South Poles?
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
Arctic Circle
What is the diagram on a map that shows the cardinal and intermediate directions?
Compass rose
Map scale
Map key
Grid system
What is the name of the purple continent?
North America
South America
Africa
Europe
What is the name of the green continent?
South America
North America
Australia
Europe
What is the name of the brown continent?
Antarctica
Europe
Africa
South America
What is the name of the blue continent?
Asia
Africa
Antarctica
Australia
What is the name of the red continent?
South America
Australia
Antarctica
Asia
What is the name of the orange continent?
Australia
Antarctica
Africa
North America
What is the name of the ocean labeled with a letter A?
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
What is the name of the ocean labeled with a letter B?
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
What is the name of the ocean labeled with a letter C?
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
What is the name of the ocean labeled with a letter D?
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
What is the name of the ocean labeled with a letter E?
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Which point is located at 30oS, 30oE?
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D
E
G
Which point is located at 30oS, 150oE?
K
D
E
G
Which point is located at 30oN, 90oW?
K
D
E
G
Which point is located at 45oN, 30oE?
K
D
E
G
