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Map Skills Practice #1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 39mins

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 is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
5.

These are imaginary lines running east and west that are part of the grid system.

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

6.

These are imaginary lines running north and south that are part of the grid system.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

7.

Look at the map. Which continent is numbered 3?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

8.
This line measures 0 degrees longitude:
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Meridians
d)
Prime Meridian
9.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
10.
What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect? 
a)
They converge at the poles
b)
They are cool
c)
They are vertical lines 
d)
They are parallel
11.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
12.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
13.
Continent F is ________.
a)
Antarctica
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
North America
14.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Southern
15.
Ocean #4 is ________.
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Southern
16.
Which of the following is NOT a continent?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
Germany
d)
Europe
17.
How many continents are there?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
5
d)
7
18.

What is the name of the purple continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

19.

What is the name of the green continent?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

20.

What is the name of the brown continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

21.

What is the name of the yellow continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Asia

22.

What is the name of the blue continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

23.

What is the name of the red continent?

a)

South America

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Asia

24.

What is the name of the orange continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Africa

d)

North America

25.
__________ directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.
a)
Latitude
b)
Cardinal
c)
Intermediate
d)
Longitudinal
26.
What are these lines known as?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
27.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
28.
What is the latitude of New Orleans?
a)
90*W
b)
30*N
c)
30*W
d)
90*E
29.

What is the name of the ocean labeled with a letter A?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

30.

What is the name of the ocean labeled with a letter B?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

31.

What is the name of the ocean labeled with a letter C?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

32.

What is the name of the ocean labeled with a letter D?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

33.

What is the name of the ocean labeled with a letter E?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

34.

What is located at 30ºS, 60º W?

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Chicago

c)

Paris

35.

What is located at 50ºN, 90ºW?

a)

Chicago

b)

Buenos Aires

c)

Paris

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