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SGM Maps & Globes Practice

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does line F represent?

a)

Equator

b)

International Date Line

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Tropic of Cancer

2.

Where is the Equator located?

a)

0° latitude

b)

0° longitude

c)

90° latitude

d)

180° longitude

3.

What does area D show?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Eastern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Equatorial Zone

4.

What does area B show?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Northern Tropics

d)

Northern Temperate Zone

5.

What part of the map is shown in the graphic?

a)

map title

b)

compass rose

c)

scale bar

d)

map key

6.

What does line A represent?

a)

line of latitude

b)

meridian line

c)

line of longitude

d)

dateline

7.

Carlos does not understand what the blue lines on his map represent. What should he look at to find the answer?

a)

map key

b)

scale bar

c)

compass rose

d)

map title

8.

Which of the following divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

International Date Line

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

9.

What is one way in which maps and globes differ?

a)

Maps are easier to store and carry.

b)

Globes tend to show more kinds of information than maps.

c)

Maps are more accurate than globes.

d)

Globes distort physical reality.

10.

What is another name for mapmakers?

a)

projectionists

b)

calligraphists

c)

graphic desiners

d)

cartographers