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What is Geography: Elements of a Map

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________________, or mapmakers, create different kinds of maps for different purposes.

a)

cartographers

b)

photographers

c)

stevedore

2.

Which type of map shows features that humans have created, such as cities, states, and countries?

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

land distribution map

3.

Which type of map shows natural features of physical geography, including mountains, plains, valleys, oceans, lakes, and rivers?

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

globe

4.

Which line divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere & Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

5.

Which lines are imaginary lines that run north to south from the North Pole to the South Pole?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

6.

Which type of lines are imaginary lines that run east to west, parallel to the equator?

a)

lines of latitude

b)

lines of longitude

c)

meridians

7.

Which element of a map shows the cardinal directions north (N), south (s), east (E), and west (W)?

a)

title

b)

legend

c)

scale

d)

compass rose

8.

Which element of a map shows how much distance on Earth is represented by distance on the map or globe?

a)

legend

b)

title

c)

scale

9.

Which element of a map explains what the symbols and colors on the map or globe represent?

a)

legend

b)

scale

c)

title

10.

A __________________ tells the subject of the map or globe

a)

title

b)

scale

c)

symbol

d)

legend

11.

A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth is called a ______________.

a)

scale

b)

map

c)

globe

12.

A three-dimensional, or spherical representation of Earth is called a ________________. Useful when you need to see Earth as a whole, but it is not helpful if you need to see a small section of Earth.

a)

globe

b)

map

c)

legend

d)

scale