WorksheetsMap Skills-SS '22
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the major line of latitude?
Tropic of Cancer
The Prime Meridian
The Equator
The Arctic Circle
What is the major line of longitude?
Tropic of Cancer
The Prime Meridian
The Tropic of Capricorn
The Arctic Circle
The Prime Meridian and The Equator are both at ____ degrees.
90 degrees
45 degrees
180 degrees
0 degrees
Lines of LATITUDE are ______ and also called ______.
horizontal and parallels
horizontal and meridians
vertical and parallels
vertical and meridians
Lines of LATITUDE are ______ and also called ______.
horizontal and parallels
horizontal and meridians
vertical and parallels
vertical and meridians
Lines of LONGITUDE are ______ and also called ______.
horizontal and parallels
horizontal and meridians
vertical and parallels
vertical and meridians
Which part of a map can help you find the direction in which a location can be found?
compass rose
map scale
map title
legend (map key)
Which letter on the map identifies the Pacific Ocean?
C
D
H
A
Which letter on the map identifies the continent of Asia?
G
B
J
A
This map shows the United States. What type of map is it?
political map
physical map
population density map
climate map
Which direction is found at number 6 on the compass?
Southeast
Southwest
North
Weast
Which direction is found at number 3 on the compass?
East
Northwest
Southeast
West
This map shows the United States. What type of map is it?
Physical map
Political map
Climate map
Annual rainfall map
This part of a map shows what the symbols on a map mean.
Map key (legend)
Map title
Map scale
Mappy map
What is the Zero degree line of latitude called
Prime Meridian
Greenwich Meridian
Equator
Parallel Meridian
What is the zero degree line of longitude called?
Prime Meridian
Greenwich Mereidian
Equator
Parallel Meridian
What does a map scale do?
Tells the meaning of symbols on a map
Tells what timezone you are in
Tells what the map is describing
Tells how much the map has been reduced
What lists the four basic directions
Map title
Map scale
Symbol
Compass Rose
Which is not a basic/cardinal direction
North
Southwest
East
South
Which is not an intermediate direction?
Southwest
Southeast
North
Norhtwest
What line divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Latitude
Longitude
What lines run from South to North alongside the Prime Meridian?
latitude (parallels)
longitude (meridians)
Equator
Prime Meridian
What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?
key
legend
scale
grid
Which is not a basic/cardinal direction
North
Southwest
East
South
Which is not an intermediate direction?
Southwest
Southeast
North
Norhtwest
