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WorksheetsMap Skills Key Terms Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 35mins
What do we call the map feature that explains the symbol and shading?
key
legend
both key & legend
none of these
If the top of the whiteboard is North, which would be the southwest corner?
top left
top right
bottom left
bottom right
what do we call the imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
equator
prime meridian
longitude
none of these
What do we call the imaginary line that divides the world into eastern and western hemispheres?
equator
prime meridian
horse latitudes
none of these
Which direction would you travel FROM Baton Rouge, Louisiana TO Denver, Colorado?
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast
Which direction would you travel FROM Springfield, Illinois to Atlanta, Georgia?
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast
About how far is it from New York to Missouri?
400 miles
900 miles
1200 miles
1500 miles
Which city is being described?
NE of Washington, DC
SW of New York City, New York
NE of Atlanta, Georgia
Chicago, Illinois
Detroit, Michigan
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Houston, Texas
Number 2 is what body of water?
Pacific
Arctic
Atlantic
Southern
Letter E is which continent?
South America
Africa
Europe
Asia
Number 1 is which ocean
Antarctic
Indian
Pacific
Southern
Which continent is letter D
Asia
Europe
Australia
None of these
In what hemisphere(s) is the US?
Northern
Northern & Western
South
South and Eastern
What are the cardinal points on the compass rose?
Northwest
North
East
West
South
What is a compass rose used for?
DIRECTIONS
PLAYING
WRITING
The directions in red are which type of directions?
Intermediate
Cardinal
What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?
key
legend
scale
grid
The title of a map tells you...
where you are
how many people live there
how many mountains
what type of map is it
What tool would you use to find the exact location of a place?
grid system
scale
title
legend
The Rocky Mountains are what direction from the Great Plains?
North
South
East
West
Which tool is flat?
An address or lines of latitude and longitude give the ______ of a place.
relative location
exact location
cardinal directions
intermediate directions
The NFL game starts at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. What time will it start in the Pacific Time Zone?
10 p.m.
4 p.m.
5 p.m
11 p.m.
As the Earth rotates on its axis, the Sun only shines on the side of the Earth that it is facing. This means:
it is daytime for the parts of the Earth that have the Sun shining on them
it is night-time for the parts of the Earth that have the Sun shining on them
Is this a large or small scale map?
Large
Small
Is this a large or small scale map?
Large
Small
A map that shows a small area of land in great detail is a _____.
small scale map
large scale map
time zone map
political map
A map that shows a large area of land but not a lot of detail is a _____.
small scale map
large scale map
time zone map
political map
The physical and human characteristics of a location are known as _____.
region
location
place
scale
