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Map Skills

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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 hemisphere do you live in?
a)
Canadian
b)
Northern
c)
Southern
d)
Mexican
5.
The four main points of the compass North, South, East, and West.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Intermediate Directions
d)
Map Scale
6.

What is the name of this part of the map?

a)

Legend

b)

Title

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Map Scale

7.

What part of a map would you find symbols?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Map Key

c)

Title

d)

Map Scale

8.
Measures distance from the equator. These lines run east and west and measure north and south.
a)
Cardinal Directions
b)
Latitude Lines
c)
Longitude Lines
d)
Intermediate Directions
9.
A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.
a)
Symbol
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map Scale
d)
Merdian
10.
__________ measures distance from the Prime Meridian.  These imaginary lines run from the north pole to the south pole.  These lines run north and south and measure east or wes
a)
Latitude 
b)
Longitude
c)
Lines
d)
Equator
11.
 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
12.
The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
13.

Which map part tells what the map is about?

a)

Title

b)

Scale

c)

Legend

d)

Key

14.

What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?

a)

key

b)

legend

c)

scale

d)

grid

15.

The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?

a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Western and Eastern

16.

0 degrees longitude; an imaginary line that runs up and down through the United Kingdom

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

17.

0 degrees latitude; an imaginary line that runs around the middle of Earth, like a belt

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

18.

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

a)

grid system

b)

scale

c)

title

d)

legend

19.
__________ 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
20.

Which map element is a smaller map that shows a "larger" area of land around the map.

a)

Title / Scale

b)

Key / Legend

c)

Locator Map

d)

Compass Rose

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