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Map Skills Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the blue line?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Blue

d)

Raptor

2.

Is the green line latitude or longitude?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Ladders?

d)

Turtles.

3.

Is the yellow line latitude or longitude?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

I'm yellow, but also wrong!

d)

Mustard.

4.

Estimate the coordinates of #6.

a)

45N, 90W

b)

40N, 110W

c)

42N, 95W

d)

41N, 99W

5.

What are the coordinates of #4?

a)

40N, 110W

b)

45N, 110W

c)

40N, 90W

d)

45N, 90W

6.

What are the coordinates of #5?

a)

0N, 0W

b)

45N, 110W

c)

35N, 90W

d)

45N, 90W

7.

What part of a map explains the symbols that are used?

a)

Key

b)

Legend

c)

Key OR Legend (both)

d)

None of these

8.

What name is given to the portion of Earth located above the Equator?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Eastern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Southern Hemisphere

9.

What instrument uses a needle to determine magnetic North of Earth?

a)

ATM

b)

Chronometer

c)

Barometer

d)

Compass Rose

10.

What map tool shows the distance on the map compared to the distance on the ground?

a)

Scale

b)

Resolution

c)

Projection

d)

Area

11.

What circle, cut into degrees, shows the orientation of directions on a map?

a)

Yellow cross

b)

Compass rose

c)

Scale

d)

Primary directions

12.

What are the four main points of direction called?

a)

Ordinal directions

b)

Direction points

c)

Compass rose

d)

Cardinal directions

13.

What are the in-between points of direction called?

a)

Intermediate directions

b)

Direction points

c)

Compass rose

d)

Cardinal directions

14.

What type of map shows landforms like mountains and deserts?

a)

Topographic

b)

Climatic

c)

Resource

d)

Physical

15.

What type of map shows governmental boundaries such as countries, counties and cities?

a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Government

d)

Climatic

16.

This word mean "half of the Earth."

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Equator

d)

Legend

17.

Is this statement true or false? The red arrow is pointing to the map key.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

How many continents are there?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

10

d)

3

19.

How many oceans are there?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

5

d)

1

20.

Which of these are NOT a continent?

a)

United States

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

21.

Which continent do we live on?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Asia

22.

Why are map keys important?

a)

They show how far and close things are on a map

b)

They show what direction a place is located

c)

They are not important

d)

They explain what certain symbols on a map mean

23.

The Earth is broken up into ___ hemispheres.

a)

6

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

24.

The _____ is the 0 degree line of longitude.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

25.

Which type of maps shows boundaries?

a)

Climate maps

b)

Road maps

c)

Political maps

d)

Physical maps

26.

book of maps

a)

scale

b)

atlas

c)

cartographer

d)

globe

27.

Which hemisphere is shown?

a)

northern

b)

southern

c)

western

d)

eastern

28.

Which hemisphere is shown?

a)

northern

b)

southern

c)

western

d)

eastern

29.

Which hemisphere is shown?

a)

northern

b)

southern

c)

western

d)

eastern

30.

Which hemisphere is shown?

a)

northern

b)

southern

c)

western

d)

eastern

31.

Name the type of map

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Special Purpose

32.

A map that shows physical features of the land is called a...

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Special Purpose Map

33.

Shows what the temperatures and rainfall or snow is like in an area.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Special Purpose Map

d)

Road Map

34.

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

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Elevation

d)

Population

35.

What zone is the United States in?

a)

Temperate

b)

Frigid

c)

Tropical

36.

What zone is the equator in?

a)

Temperate

b)

Frigid

c)

Tropical

37.

Antarctica is cold all the time. What is the climate zone?

a)
Tropical
b)

Frigid

c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
38.
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
a)

frigid, temperate, tropical

b)

tropical, temperate, frigid

c)

temperate, frigid, tropical

39.

A frigid climate is?

a)

warm and cold

b)
consistently moderate
c)

consistently cold

d)
consistently warm
40.
A temperate climate is?
a)
consistently cool
b)
consistently warm
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
41.
The temperature of a tropical climate is?
a)
consistently warm
b)
consistently cool
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool