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Review for DOG 7

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel to the equator.

a)

parallels

b)

meridians

c)

longitude

d)

contiguous

2.

The equator and the prime meridian meet in the Pacific ocean?

a)

true

b)

false

3.

The intersecting pattern formed by the lines of latitude and longitude is called...

a)

cartographer

b)

geographic grid

c)

parallels

d)

coordinates

4.

Latitude lines are the Imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South poles.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Sharing an edge or boundary, touching.

a)

geographic grid

b)

meridians

c)

coordinates

d)

contiguous

6.

What is another name for a mapmaker?

a)

coordinates

b)

contiguous

c)

cartographer

d)

parallels

7.

The land areas around the North and South Poles appear _______________ than they really are.

a)

larger

b)

smaller

8.

The Mercator projection more accurately shows ______________ of the continents on a map.

a)

location

b)

size

c)

shape

9.

On a Mercator projection, which continent appears much wider than it really is compared to the other continents?

a)

Antarctica

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

South America

10.

The latitude and longitude address of a place on a map.

a)

coordinates

b)

geographic grid

c)

cartographer

d)

parallels

11.

A system for mapping the round Earth on a flat surface.

a)

cartographer

b)

projections

c)

parallels

d)

meridians

12.

The equator and the prime meridian meet in the Atlantic ocean?

a)

true

b)

false

13.

_____________ are the Imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South poles.

a)

meridians

b)

parallels

14.

On the Mercator projection map, the parallels and meridians appear as

________lines.

a)

curved

b)

straight

15.

On the ____________ projection map, the parallels and meridians appear as

straight lines.

a)

Mercator

b)

Robinson