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Geography-Map Skills Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A small round model of Earth that you can hold in your hands.

a)

equator

b)

latitude

c)

globe

d)

degrees

2.

The equator and the prime meridian divide Earth into halves called ...

a)

cardinal

b)

hemispheres

c)

scale

d)

legend

3.

The ________ is a line drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole.

a)

grid

b)

atlas

c)

legend

d)

prime meridian

4.

The ________ is a line drawn around the Earth halfway between the North Pole and South Pole.

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

elevation

d)

symbol

5.

A ________ is a small drawing, line, or color that stands for a specific thing on a map.

a)

cardinal

b)

globe

c)

atlas

d)

symbol

6.

The map _______ tells what each symbol on the map stands for.

a)

degrees

b)

compass rose

c)

legend

d)

scale

7.

An ______ is a collection or book of maps

a)

grid

b)

atlas

c)

elevation

d)

longitude

8.

A _______ is a symbol that shows directions on a map.

a)

symbols

b)

degrees

c)

cardinal

d)

compass rose

9.

north, south, east, and west are the four _______________ directions.

a)

cardinal

b)

elevation

c)

equator

d)

atlas

10.

A map _________ shows the relationship between distance on the map and distance on Earth.

a)

hemispheres

b)

atlas

c)

scale

d)

legend

11.

What is the height above sea level?

a)

grid

b)

scale

c)

latitude

d)

elevation

12.

A ________ is a system of lines that cross each other forming a pattern of squares.

a)

elevation

b)

grid

c)

atlas

d)

symbol

13.

Lines of _________ measure the distance east and west on a map.

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

legend

d)

scale

14.

Lines of _________ measure the distance north and south on a map.

a)

cardinal

b)

longitude

c)

latitude

d)

hemispheres

15.

Lines of a map are numbers in units of measure called ______.

a)

equator

b)

atlas

c)

legend

d)

degrees

16.

A map with with a geographic topic that has a specific theme

a)

Cartographer

b)

Intermediate directions

c)

Thematic map

d)

Coordinate

17.

A map maker

a)

Cartographer

b)

Maper

c)

Historian

d)

Scientists

18.

Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, Southeast are...

a)

Axis

b)

Map

c)

Coordinates

d)

Intermediate directions

19.

EXACT Location

a)

Absolute location

b)

Coordinates

c)

Grid

d)

Hemisphere

20.

Location using cardinal and intermediate directions

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

21.

Half of the Earth

a)

Grid

b)

Globe

c)

Map

d)

Hemisphere

22.

Imaginary line that passes through Earth from the N. Pole to the S. Pole

a)

Axis

b)

Equator

c)

Legend

d)

Coordinates

23.

Exact POINT on a map that shows the latitude and the longitude

a)

Axis

b)

Map scale

c)

Coordinates

d)

Prime meridian

24.

Lines of Latitude are called

a)

axis

b)

parallels

c)

meridians

d)

imaginary

25.

Lines of Longitude are called

a)

latitudes

b)

parallels

c)

the equator

d)

meridians