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SS Unit 1 Test

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the map element that tells what symbols on the map mean?
a)
Key/Compass
b)
Key/Legend
c)
Legend/Scale
d)
Inset/Scale
2.

What is this symbol?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

compass rose

d)

map

3.

Which of the following is an Intermediate Direction?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

Northeast

d)

South

4.

Is this a large or small scale map?

a)

Large

b)

Small

5.

Is this a large or small scale map?

a)

Large

b)

Small

6.
Which continent is located at #3?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
7.
Which continent is located at #6?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
8.
Identify the ocean at location #3
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
9.
Identify the ocean at location #2
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Southern Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
10.
Which Hemisphere are both North America and South America found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
11.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
12.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
13.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
14.
Which letter would you find at 30oS, 30oE?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
K
d)
E
15.
Which way does latitude go on a map?
a)
Up and down
b)
Side to side
c)
In a circle
d)
To infinity and beyond
16.
Which way does longitude go on a map?
a)
Up and down
b)
Side to side
c)
In a circle
d)
To infinity and beyond
17.
What is the name of the line at about 23.5⁰ South?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer
18.
What is located at 40*N, 105*W
a)
Fargo
b)
Denver
Denver
c)
Boston
d)
Niagara Falls
19.
What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect? 
a)
They converge at the poles
b)
They are cool
c)
They are vertical lines 
d)
They are parallel
20.
What is the name of the line at 0 degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Arctic Circle
21.
What is the name of the line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Arctic Circle
22.

If a map has a scale of 1 in: 100 miles and the distance on the map between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. is .45 inches, which of the following is the actual distance between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.?

a)

.45 miles

b)

4.5 miles

c)

45 miles

d)

450 miles

23.

If a map has a scale of 1 in: 25 miles and the distance on the map between Boston and New Haven is 8 inches, which of the following is the actual distance between Boston and New Haven?

a)

8 inches

b)

80 miles

c)

800 miles

d)

200 miles

24.

A map showing landmarks such as landforms, deserts, mountains and plains.

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Elevation

d)

Population

25.

A map showing governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities.

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Elevation

26.

A map showing cities, capitals, and states is which type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

27.

Identify this map.

a)

Population density map

b)

Zoning map

c)

Road map

d)

Physical map

28.

Identify this map

a)

Political Map

b)

Zoning Map

c)

Elevation Map

d)

Road Map

29.
The information that explains what each symbol on a map stands for is the _______,
a)
Inset Map
b)
Locator Map
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Key
30.
What type of map is being shown?
a)
Political Map
b)
Elevation Map
c)
Climate Map
d)
Time Zone Map
31.

Which of the following is not a hardware component of GIS?

a)

A computer screen

b)

GPS coordinates

c)

A plotter

d)

A scanner

32.

GIS stands for

a)

Geographic Information System

b)

Generic Information System

c)

Geological Information System

d)

Geographic Information Sharing

33.
Lines of Longitude run from the _____ to the ______.
a)
East, West
b)
North, South
c)
South, East
d)
North, West
34.
Latitude lines run from the _____ to the  _______.
a)
West, East
b)
North, South
c)
North, East
d)
South, West
35.

What does GPS stand for?

a)

Geographical positioning system

b)

Global positioning system

c)

Geographical point system

d)

Global point system

36.

TRUE or FALSE

These are all Types of satellites,

Weather, GPS, Communication, Photography

a)

True

b)

False

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