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Map Skills

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What map tool is pictured here?

a)

latitude and longitude

b)

title

c)

scale

d)

compass rose

2.

inter is the prefix that means

a)

before

b)

after

c)

one

d)

between

3.

Which are the cardinal directions?

a)

north, east, south, west

b)

northeast, southwest, southsouth, northwest

4.

Which type of map is shown?

a)

topographic map

b)

physical map

c)

political map

d)

climate map

5.

Which type of map is shown?

a)

physical map

b)

topographic map

c)

political map

d)

climate map

6.

Which maps shows landforms such as mountains and rivers?

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

topographic map

d)

climate map

7.

Which type of map is shown?

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

topographic map

d)

climate map

8.

What type of map shows elevation - the distance the land is above sea level?

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

topographic map

d)

climate map

9.

What's a map legend sometimes called?

a)

key

b)

scale

c)

cardinal directions

d)

intermediate directions

10.

What is the tool on the map that shows real distance?

a)

key

b)

scale

c)

legend

d)

title

11.

What are the lines on a map called that run east to west?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

12.

What is another name for lines of latitude?

a)

meridians

b)

parallels

13.

What is another name for lines of longitude?

a)

meridians

b)

parallels

14.

What is a line of latitude that splits the globe into northern and southern hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

equator

15.

0 degree line of longitude that splits the globe into eastern and western hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

equator

16.

What does the prefix "hemi" mean?

a)

between

b)

circle

c)

half

d)

none

17.

How many hemispheres does Earth have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

What is shown in red on the map?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

longitude

c)

meridian

d)

equator