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Mapping skills and knowledge

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The four (4) features on a map

a)

Title, direction, US Map, and Caribbean Map

b)

Title, Key, scale, and direction

c)

Key, scale, title, flags

d)

Stars, key, direction, title

2.

Which is a model of the earth?

a)

Hemisphere

b)

Basketball

c)

Globe

d)

Geography

3.

What do we call the largest areas of land?

a)

Islands

b)

Peninsulas

c)

Countries

d)

Continents

4.

A compass rose is placed on a map in order to show

a)

Elevation

b)

Scale

c)

Direction

d)

Climate

5.

Lines of longitude are:

a)

Meet at the poles

b)

Run parallel to the equator

c)

Include the Tropic of Cancer

d)

Divide the globe into two hemispheres

6.

The line which seperates the globe into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere is called

a)

The Greenwich Meridian

b)

The Equator

c)

The Tropic of Cancer

d)

The Arctic Circle

7.

The Prime or Greenwich Meridian are

a)

Seperates the globe into the northern and southern hemisphere

b)

Seperates the globe into the eastern and western hemisphere

c)

Runs parallel to the equator

d)

Is a line of longitude

8.

Which of these is a continent?

a)

Alaska

b)

The Arctic

c)

South Africa

d)

Asia

9.

Which of these divides the earth in half?

a)

Compass rose

b)

South Pole

c)

Equator

d)

Border

10.

Which does the Prime Meridian cross?

a)

Cairo, Eqypt

b)

Yellowstone National Park

c)

New Orleans, Louisiana

d)

Greenwich, England

11.

The direction NNW lies halfway between:

a)

North and West

b)

North-west and west

c)

North and north-west

d)

North and north-east

12.

Lines of latitude are:

a)

Parallel lines circling the earth in an east-west direction

b)

Parallel lines circling the earth from pole to pole

c)

Date lines

d)

Lines dividing the west from the east

13.

The equator and the prime meridian are used to create the

a)

Four Hemisphere

b)

Regions

c)

Continents

d)

Oceans

14.

How many oceans are there?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

6

d)

5

15.

How many continents are there?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

8

d)

7

16.

The 0 degree line of Longitude is known as the...

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Bisection Line

d)

Latitude

17.

The 0 degree line of Latitude is called the...

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Bisection Line

d)

Longitude

18.

When measuring latitude and longitude lines, we measure in...

a)

Inches

b)

Degrees

c)

Pounds

d)

Miles

19.

Imaginary lines that run NORTH and SOUTH, meet at the POLES, but measure in degrees EAST and WEST are called...

a)

Latitude Lines

b)

Longitude Line

20.

Map keys show symbols, colors, pictures and lines.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

This tool, located on a map, shows directions.

a)

Coordinates

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Atlas

22.

This map feature is used to measure distances between places on a map.

a)

Map Key

b)

Map Scale

c)

Map Title

d)

Map Color

23.

When measuring lines of LONGITUDE, always begin with this line which represents 0 degrees.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

24.

How many hemispheres does the earth have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.
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
26.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
27.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
28.
What is a map scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house
29.
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
30.
This element gives measurements  and shows distance between objects on the map
a)
Legend
b)
Key
c)
Title
d)
Scale
31.
Which continent is located at letter "A"?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Asia
32.
Which continent is located at letter "B"?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Central America
d)
African America
33.
Which continent is located at letter "C"?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Central America
d)
African America
34.
Which continent is located at letter "D"?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
35.
Which continent is located at letter "E"?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
Antarctica
36.
Which continent is located at letter "F"?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
37.
Which continent is located at letter "G"?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
38.
Which ocean is located at letter "H"?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
39.
Which ocean is located at letter "I"?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
40.
Which ocean is located at letter "J"?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
41.
Which ocean is located at letter "K"?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
42.

This type of map shows the shape of the earth's surface and is often used by hunters and skiers.

a)

Topographical

b)

Climate

c)

Economic

d)

Political

43.

When looking to settle, most people look for...

a)

Fresh Water

b)

Salt Water

c)

Deserts

d)

Mountains

44.

What type of map shows elevation?

a)

Topographic

b)

Political

c)

Climate

d)

Economic

45.
Latitude lines run
a)
East to West
b)
North to South
46.
What is a map scale?
a)

a tool to measure distance

b)

a tool to tell direction

c)

a tool to start a fire

d)

a tool to build a house

47.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
48.
The four main points of the compass North, South, East, and West.
a)

Compass Rose

b)

Cardinal Directions

c)

Intermediate Directions

d)

Map Scale

49.
Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?
a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

50.
Lines of Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.
a)

Equator

b)

International Date Line

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Tropic of Cancer

51.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Western and Eastern

c)

Northern and Eastern

d)

Southern and Western

52.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere? 
a)
Northern 
b)
Southern 
c)
Western 
d)
Eastern
53.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
54.
Europe, Asia and North America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
55.

GPS stands for Global Positioning System.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Information box on a map that explains what symbols on a map represent

a)

compass rose

b)

map key

c)

map scale

57.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
58.

A person who draws or makes maps

a)

cartographer

b)

archaeologist

c)

philosopher

59.

Which is a theme of geography?

a)

Location & Place

b)

All of these

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human & Environment Interaction

60.

What are the in-between points of direction called?

a)

cardinal directions

b)

direction points

c)

compass rose

d)

ordinal or intermediate directions

61.

What imaginary line marks the southern boundary of the tropics?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Aquarius

d)

Tropic of Sagittarius

62.

What imaginary line marks the northern boundary of the tropics?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Aquarius

d)

Tropic of Sagittarius

63.

What image, made by a cartographer, shows an area of land, sea or both?

a)

chart

b)

table

c)

grid

d)

map

64.

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

a)

key

b)

legend

c)

key or legend

d)

none of the above

65.

What type of map shows landforms like mountains and deserts?

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

resource map

d)

climatic map

66.

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

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

resource map

d)

climatic map

67.

What is located at 50ºN, 90ºW?

a)

Chicago

b)

Buenos Aires

c)

Paris

68.

What is located at 30ºS, 60º W?

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Chicago

c)

Paris

69.

What can you conclude from the fact that political maps often change, but physical maps rarely do?

a)

Political borders change more often than natural landmarks

b)

Physical maps are updated more frequently than political maps

c)

Political cartographers are constantly finding new information about geography

d)

Every time there is an election, a political map must change

70.

If you are having trouble figuring our what the symbols on a map represent, where would you look?

a)

The back of the map

b)

The title of the map

c)

The map legend

d)

The compass rose

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