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Unit 2 Map Skills

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which direction is missing?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

Northwest

d)

South

e)

Northeast

2.

Which direction is missing?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

Southeast

d)

South

e)

Northeast

3.

Which direction is missing?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

Southeast

d)

South

e)

Southwest

4.

Which direction is missing?

a)

West

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

South

e)

Southwest

5.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Compass

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Map

d)

Map Scale

6.

What is this called?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Map Key

c)

Map Scale

d)

Compass

7.

What does the scale on a map show?

a)

The conversion of distance or size to the size of the map.

b)

How many people live in a country.

c)

The difference between kilometers and millimeters.

d)

The way to read a ruler.

8.

The symbols shown are examples of items that would be found on a ______________________ of a map.

a)

Legend

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Scale

d)

Border

9.

What ocean is located off the East Coast of America?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

10.

What ocean is to the west of North America?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

11.

What are the lines that run from east to west called?

a)

Longitude Lines

b)

Equators

c)

Prime Meridians

d)

Latitude Lines

12.

What are the lines that go from north to south called?

a)

Longitude Lines

b)

Latitude Lines

c)

Prime Meridians

d)

Equators

13.

What is the area above the equator called?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

14.

What is this map element called?

a)

Legend

b)

Star Guide

c)

Cardinal Diamond

d)

Compass Rose

15.

What continent is shown in orange?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Asia

16.

What continent is shown in red?

a)

Australia

b)

Canada

c)

North America

d)

Asia

17.

What continent is shown in Green?

a)

Egypt

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

18.

What continenet is shown in purple?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

19.

What continent is shown in yellow?

a)

Australia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Africa

20.

A sphere that represents the Earth is called:

a)

A continent

b)

A countour map

c)

A globe

d)

A map

21.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Population Map

22.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Population Map

b)

Climate Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

23.
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
24.
Lines of Longitude run from the _____ to the ______.
a)
East, West
b)
North, South
c)
South, East
d)
North, West
25.
Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
26.
The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
27.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
28.
Latitude lines run from the _____ to the  _______.
a)
West, East
b)
North, South
c)
North, East
d)
South, West
29.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
30.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
31.
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
32.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere? 
a)
Northern 
b)
Southern 
c)
Western 
d)
Eastern
33.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
34.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
35.
Europe, Asia and North America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
36.
Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.
a)
inches
b)
miles
c)
degrees
d)
ounces
37.

True or false: Globes provide a three-dimensional view of the Earth. They provide the most accurate view of the world, but have limitations in their use.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

True or false: Globes show more detail and are easier to transport than maps are.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

True or false: All world map projections create distorted images of the Earth to some degree. These distortions relate to size, shape, direction, and distance.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

True or false: The cartographer’s purpose and the projection used to create a map influence what information is accurate and what is distorted.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface:

a)

Projection

b)

Distortion

c)

Cartographer

42.

A geographer who makes maps:

a)

Cartographer

b)

Distortion

c)

Projection

43.

A loss of accuracy:

a)

Projection

b)

Distortion

c)

Cartographer

44.
A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface.
a)
Map Projection
b)
Distortion
45.
The change in shape, size, or location of a place when shown on a map.
a)
Map Projection
b)
Distortion
46.

What is movement?

a)

The how and why of how people, goods, and ideas travel from place to place.

b)

People moving from place to place

c)

Why ideas travel around the globe

d)

How goods get from point A to point B.

47.

What is Place?

a)

Describing a location by using physical and human features.

b)

Where something is

c)

A place's address

48.

What is Human-Environment Interaction?

a)

The relationship between people and their environment.

b)

The relationship between people and a place

c)

The relationship between the environment and animals

49.

What is Region?

a)

A group of places that share a common physical or human characteristic or feature.

b)

A place that only has physical features

c)

A place that only has the same human features.

50.

What is Location?

a)

Where a place is located on the Earth using absolute or relative location.

b)

The coordinates of a location

c)

How we give directions

51.
What do we use to find absolute location?
a)
latitude and longitude
b)
the equator and international dateline
c)
a GPS and an XLP
d)
landmarks and distances
52.

What is relative location?

a)

The position of a place in relation to other places.

b)

Somethings exact location on the Earth

c)

Using a map to get from place to place.

53.

Which below are all examples of human features?

a)

Language, religion, culture

b)

Landforms, language, water

c)

Religion, vegetation, culture

54.

Which below are examples of physical features?

a)

Climate, vegetation, landforms

b)

Vegetation, culture, and language

c)

Climate, religion, and music

55.

Which below is an example of how people impact the environment?

a)

Clearing a forest to plant crops

b)

A tornado hitting a city

c)

A drought destroying crops

56.

Which below is an example of how the environment can impact people?

a)

A hurricane that causes flooding and wind damage.

b)

Clearing farmland to build homes

c)

Cutting down tree for lumber

57.
Canada is north of the United States
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement
58.
Florida has very hot and humid summers.
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement.
59.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
60.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
61.

Longitude lines run

a)
East/West
b)
North/South
c)

through time

d)

really fast in the 100 meter dash

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