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Elements of a Map/Globe

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The purpose of a map legend (or key) is:
a)
To explain the history of the map 
b)
To figure out the distance from one place to another
c)
To identify the meaning of symbols on the map
d)
To shampoo your hair, rinse, and repeat
2.
You can use a scale on a map to:
a)
Find out how much the map weighs
b)
Determine the distance from one point to another
c)
Understand the meaning of the map's symbols
d)
Dance the night away
3.
Which map element tells us the cardinal and intermediate directions?
a)
Scale
b)
Title
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Legend
4.
The title of a map tells us:
a)
What the map is about (the topic of the map)
b)
The distance the map covers
c)
The name of the cartogtrpaher
d)
That Mr. Scully is the bomb-diggity
5.
Items such as small shapes or drawings on a map used to represent real objects are called ____________________.
a)
Latitude
b)
Symbols
c)
Parallels
d)
Emojis
6.
Lines that run north and south and measure distances in degrees from the Prime Meridian are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Meridian
d)
Scale
7.
Lines that run west and east and measure distances in degrees from the Equator are called lines of ________________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Wrongitude
d)
Attitude
8.
The center line of latitude, measured at 0 degrees is the ________________.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Legend
c)
Boiling Point
d)
Equator
9.
The center line of longitude, measured at 0 degrees is the _________________.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
North Pole
c)
Backbone
d)
Equator
10.

Our Earth can be divided in half, either north and south or west and east. These halves are called ______________________.

a)

Pie

b)

Chunks

c)

Hemispheres

d)

Grids

11.
Lines of latitude and longitude are used to together to find a location. These parallels and meridians together are called a ____________________________.
a)
Mess of Lines
b)
Geographic Grid
c)
Physical Map
d)
Globe
12.
The exact spot of a location on a map is called the ___________________________.
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Exact Spot
d)
Right There
13.
Physical Maps show:
a)
The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
b)
Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
c)
Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
d)
Directions to PE class
14.
Political Maps show: 
a)
The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
b)
Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
c)
Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
d)
Directions to making sense of politics
15.
Thematic Maps show:
a)
The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
b)
Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
c)
Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
d)
Themes of books and movies
16.

Which tool is flat?

a)
b)
c)
17.

Which tool is the shape of a sphere?

a)
b)
c)
18.

30 degrees North and 40 degrees East is a set of

a)

coordinates

b)

cartographer

c)

equator

d)

latitudes

19.

The ____________ divides the globe into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

map

d)

legend

20.

On a compass rose, N, S, E, W are called the _____________

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

21.

You can use _______________ to illustrate physical features like deserts and bodies of water.

a)

colors

b)

latitude

c)

symbols

d)

inset map

22.

__________________ lines run parallel to the equator.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

don't pick this one

d)

wrong answer

23.

The _________ divides the globe into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

latitude

d)

globe

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