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WorksheetsMap Skills Practice Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 17mins
What type of map is this?
Political
Physical
Thematic
What type of map is this?
Political
Physical
Thematic
What type of map is this?
Political
Physical
Thematic
0 degrees latitude; an imaginary line that runs around the middle of Earth, like a belt, and divides the globe into the northern and the southern hemispheres.
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
0 degrees longitude; an imaginary line that runs north and south and divides the globe into the eastern and western hemispheres
Prime Meridian
Equator
International Date Line
Tropic of Capricorn
Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.
inches
miles
degrees
ounces
What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?
key
legend
scale
grid
A __________ is used to identify the direction of north, south, east, and west.
Compass Rose
Compass Blossom
Compass Tulip
Compass Daisy
Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees, is called
latitude
longitude
equator
hemisphere
Location D is located at which coordinates?
30oN, 90oW
90oN, 30oW
10oN, 40oW
30oN, 90oE
Location H is located at which coordinates?
60oN, 120oE
90oN, 30oE
10oS, 40oW
30oN, 90oE
Location E is located at which coordinates?
30oS, 30oE
30oS, 30oW
10oS, 40oW
30oN, 90oE
This major line of latitude at 23.5 degrees north.
North Pole
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
South Pole
This major line of latitude at is at 23.5 degrees south.
North Pole
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
South Pole
What is an advantage of a globe over a map?
Globes are portable; maps are not.
Globes are more accurate; maps show distortion.
Globes are cheap; maps are expensive.
What is an advantage of a map over a globe?
Maps are more portable than globes.
Maps are more accurate than globes.
Maps are 3-dimensional while globes are flat.
Why are map projections misleading?
Because they can show different themes and legends can be hard to read.
Because they are not three dimensional and do show things like elevation.
Because they can misrepresent the accuracy of continents and countries such a size.
