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Map Skills and Latitude/Longitude

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Imaginary lines on a map that run north to south (up and down).

a)

Latitude

b)

Equator

c)

Longitude

2.

A line of latitude that runs around the middle of the earth at 0°

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Equator

3.

Imaginary lines on a map that run east to west (side to side).

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Longitude

c)

Latitude

4.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

5.

What is the latitude and longitude of Portland?

a)

50°N, 115°W

b)

46°N, 122°W

c)

115°W, 40°N

d)

122°W, 46°N

6.

What is the latitude and longitude of Miami?

a)

26°N, 81°W

b)

20°N, 79°W

c)

36°N, 80°W

d)

78°W, 30°N

7.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
8.

A line of longitude that runs around the middle of the earth at 0 degrees.

a)

Latitude

b)

Absolute location

c)

Prime Meridian

9.

Which city is located at 42°N, 72°W?

a)

Fargo

b)

Portland

c)

Miami

d)

Boston

10.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
11.

Which city is located at 39°N, 104°W?

a)

Phoenix

b)

Denver

c)

Fargo

d)

Portland

12.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
13.
a)
Australia is located in the Eastern and Souther Hemispheres 
b)
Asia is located in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
c)
North America is located in the Southern and Western Hemispheres
d)
South America is located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres.
14.
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
15.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
16.

What direction is missing?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

17.

Identify this map

a)

Population map

b)

Elevation Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

18.

What are the four cardinal directions?

a)

North, West

b)

North, East, South, West

c)

equator

d)

North west, South West, east, North East

19.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

20.

A map showing cities, capitals, and states is which type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

21.

A map showing bodies of water, lakes, and islands is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

22.

What are the coordinates of #4?

a)

40N, 110W

b)

45N, 110W

c)

40N, 90W

d)

45N, 90W

23.

Is the green line latitude or longitude?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Ladders?

d)

Turtles.

24.

one of the large landmasses of the earth

a)

hemisphere

b)

continent

c)

degree

25.

What are the intermediate directions?

a)

North, East, South, West

b)

left, right, up, down

c)

North East, North West, South East, South West

d)

Prime Meridian