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Map Skills Key Terms Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call the map feature that explains the symbol and shading?

a)

key

b)

legend

c)

both key & legend

d)

none of these

2.

If the top of the whiteboard is North, which would be the southwest corner?

a)

top left

b)

top right

c)

bottom left

d)

bottom right

3.

what do we call the imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

longitude

d)

none of these

4.

What do we call the imaginary line that divides the world into eastern and western hemispheres?

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

horse latitudes

d)

none of these

5.

Which direction would you travel FROM Baton Rouge, Louisiana TO Denver, Colorado?

a)

Northwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

6.

Which direction would you travel FROM Springfield, Illinois to Atlanta, Georgia?

a)

Northwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

7.

About how far is it from New York to Missouri?

a)

400 miles

b)

900 miles

c)

1200 miles

d)

1500 miles

8.

Which city is being described?

NE of Washington, DC

SW of New York City, New York

NE of Atlanta, Georgia

a)

Chicago, Illinois

b)

Detroit, Michigan

c)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

d)

Houston, Texas

9.

Number 2 is what body of water?

a)

Pacific

b)

Arctic

c)

Atlantic

d)

Southern

10.

Letter E is which continent?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

11.

Number 1 is which ocean

a)

Antarctic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

12.

Which continent is letter D

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

None of these

13.

In what hemisphere(s) is the US?

a)

Northern

b)

Northern & Western

c)

South

d)

South and Eastern

14.

What are the cardinal points on the compass rose?

a)

Northwest

b)

North

c)

East

d)

West

e)

South

15.

What is a compass rose used for?

a)

DIRECTIONS

b)

PLAYING

c)

WRITING

16.
A map that shows the land forms and bodies of water of a place.
a)
Political Map
b)
Grid Map
c)
Distribution Map
d)
Physical Map
17.
Lines that measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Hemisphere
d)
Parallels 
18.
This type of map shows the boundaries of states and countries.
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Grid Map
d)
Distribution Map
19.
Lines that are used to measure distance north and south of the Equator.
a)
Hemisphere
b)
Longitude
c)
Latitude 
20.
This compass shows which type of directions? 
a)
Intermediate
b)
Cardinal
21.

The directions in red are which type of directions?

a)

Intermediate

b)

Cardinal

22.
0 degrees latitude 
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Hemisphere
23.
0 degrees longitude 
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Hemisphere
24.
Shows the relationship between a unit of length on a map and the corresponding length
a)
Map Scale
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Continent
25.
The relative location of a place relative to other places (eg., northwest or downstream)
a)
Relative Location
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Cardinal Directions
d)
Intermediate Directions
26.

What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?

a)

key

b)

legend

c)

scale

d)

grid

27.

The title of a map tells you...

a)

where you are

b)

how many people live there

c)

how many mountains

d)

what type of map is it

28.

What tool would you use to find the exact location of a place?

a)

grid system

b)

scale

c)

title

d)

legend

29.

The Rocky Mountains are what direction from the Great Plains?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

30.

Which tool is flat?

a)
b)
c)
31.

An address or lines of latitude and longitude give the ______ of a place.

a)

relative location

b)

exact location

c)

cardinal directions

d)

intermediate directions

32.
As you travel from west to east, does it get later or earlier?
a)
Earlier
b)
Later
33.
How many time zones are there in the world?
a)
24
b)
12
c)
6
d)
48
34.

The NFL game starts at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. What time will it start in the Pacific Time Zone?

a)

10 p.m.

b)

4 p.m.

c)

5 p.m

d)

11 p.m.

35.

As the Earth rotates on its axis, the Sun only shines on the side of the Earth that it is facing. This means:

a)

it is daytime for the parts of the Earth that have the Sun shining on them

b)

it is night-time for the parts of the Earth that have the Sun shining on them

36.

Is this a large or small scale map?

a)

Large

b)

Small

37.

Is this a large or small scale map?

a)

Large

b)

Small

38.

A map that shows a small area of land in great detail is a _____.

a)

small scale map

b)

large scale map

c)

time zone map

d)

political map

39.

A map that shows a large area of land but not a lot of detail is a _____.

a)

small scale map

b)

large scale map

c)

time zone map

d)

political map

40.

The physical and human characteristics of a location are known as _____.

a)

region

b)

location

c)

place

d)

scale

41.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
42.
Which letter would you find at 30oS, 30oE?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
K
d)
E