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WorksheetsReview for DOG 7
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel to the equator.
parallels
meridians
longitude
contiguous
The equator and the prime meridian meet in the Pacific ocean?
true
false
The intersecting pattern formed by the lines of latitude and longitude is called...
cartographer
geographic grid
parallels
coordinates
Latitude lines are the Imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South poles.
True
False
Sharing an edge or boundary, touching.
geographic grid
meridians
coordinates
contiguous
What is another name for a mapmaker?
coordinates
contiguous
cartographer
parallels
The land areas around the North and South Poles appear _______________ than they really are.
larger
smaller
The Mercator projection more accurately shows ______________ of the continents on a map.
location
size
shape
On a Mercator projection, which continent appears much wider than it really is compared to the other continents?
Antarctica
North America
Africa
South America
The latitude and longitude address of a place on a map.
coordinates
geographic grid
cartographer
parallels
A system for mapping the round Earth on a flat surface.
cartographer
projections
parallels
meridians
The equator and the prime meridian meet in the Atlantic ocean?
true
false
_____________ are the Imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South poles.
meridians
parallels
On the Mercator projection map, the parallels and meridians appear as
________lines.
curved
straight
On the ____________ projection map, the parallels and meridians appear as
straight lines.
Mercator
Robinson
