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Map Skills Review 2025

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a 3D spherical representation of the Earth?

a)

globe

b)

map

c)

atlas

d)

satellite

2.

What is a 2 dimensional representation of an area that shows landforms, boundaries, elevation, etc.?

a)

map

b)

globe

c)

atlas

d)

satellite

3.

What are imaginary lines that run north to south on a map/globe and measure distance in degrees east and west of the prime meridian, also known as meridians?

a)

lines of longitude

b)

lines of latitude

c)

equator lines

d)

tropic lines

4.

What are imaginary lines that run east to west on a map/globe and measure distance in degrees north and south of the equator, also known as parallels?

a)

lines of latitude

b)

lines of longitude

c)

prime meridians

d)

tropics

5.

By using the equator and prime meridian, we can divide the world into what?

a)

hemispheres

b)

continents

c)

oceans

d)

countries

6.

What is a line of latitude that measures zero degrees and cuts the world into a northern and southern hemisphere?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Arctic Circle

7.

What is a line of longitude that measures zero degrees and cuts the world into eastern and western hemispheres?

a)

Prime meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

International Date Line

8.

What are the 7 large landmasses on the earth called?

a)

continents

b)

islands

c)

oceans

d)

countries

9.

What are the 5 large bodies of water on the earth called?

a)

oceans

b)

rivers

c)

lakes

d)

seas

10.

What are the four cardinal directions?

a)

North, south, east, west

b)

Up, down, left, right

c)

Northwest, southeast, northeast, southwest

d)

Morning, afternoon, evening, night

11.

What are the four intermediate directions?

a)

northwest, northeast, southwest, southeast

b)

north, south, east, west

c)

up, down, left, right

d)

north, east, south, up

12.

What helps users locate cardinal and intermediate directions on a map?

a)

compass rose

b)

scale bar

c)

legend

d)

grid lines

13.

Tool on a map to show you the connection between distance on a map and actual distance.

a)

Map scale.

b)

Compass rose.

c)

Legend.

d)

Grid lines.

14.

A key on a map to tell you what the different objects or colors represent on a map.

a)

Map legend

b)

Compass rose

c)

Scale bar

d)

Latitude line

15.

Shows names of places and the boundaries that separate those places.

a)

Political map.

b)

Physical map.

c)

Climate map.

d)

Population map.

16.

Map that shows the natural landforms and terrain of a location.

a)

Physical map.

b)

Political map.

c)

Climate map.

d)

Road map.

17.

Shows how people, languages or other information is spread out through an area.

a)

Distribution map

b)

Political map

c)

Climate map

d)

Resource map

18.

Uses shading to show the height of an area above sea level.

a)

Elevation map.

b)

Political map.

c)

Road map.

d)

Weather map.

19.

Shows information about the past or where past events took place.

a)

Historical map

b)

Weather map

c)

Political map

d)

Physical map

20.

Name the type of map.

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Thematic

21.

What type of map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Topographic

c)

Physical

d)

Population

22.
What type of Map is this
a)
Political
b)
Physical
23.

What type of reference map is this?

a)

World Political

b)

World Physical

24.

What is the primary purpose of a map's legend?

a)

To show the scale of the map

b)

To explain the symbols used on the map

c)

To indicate the map's orientation

d)

To provide the map's title

25.
What shape is located at 120 degrees West, 45 degrees North?
a)
Triangle
b)
Star
c)
Circle
d)
Rectangle
26.

Where do Park Lane and Maple Drive meet?

a)

C-2

b)

B-4

c)

A-1

d)

D-3

27.

The main directions on a compass rose are ....

a)

intermediate directions

b)

cardinal directions

c)

general directions

d)

directions

28.

The _________________ explains the varied symbols on a map.

a)

legend

b)

latitude

c)

compass rose

29.

Which 2 of the following is a physical feature?

a)

river

b)

state

c)

population

d)

mountain

30.

What continenet is shown in purple?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

31.
Arctic Ocean
a)
C
b)
A
c)
D
d)
B
32.

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres passes through Greenwich, England. It is at 0o longitude.

a)

Meridians

b)

Parallels

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

33.

What is another name for lines of latitude?

a)

Meridians

b)

Equators

c)

Parallels

d)

Longitude

34.

The location of one place in relation to another is called __________.

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

c)

Directions

d)

Map scale

35.

What can be used to determine distance on a map?

a)

The map scale

b)

The map title

c)

The legend/map key

d)

The compass rose

36.

What does a map key/legend do?

a)

Shows you how to fold the map

b)

Shows you which way up to hold the map

c)

Shows you what language the map is written in

d)

Shows you what the symbols mean

37.

A small map or globe that shows where in the world the subject of the map is located.

a)

Map Scale

b)

Map Key / Legend

c)

Locator or Inset Map

d)

Compass Rose

38.

The exact location of a place using latitude and longitude.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Relative Location

39.

Which of the following is an example of Absolute Location

a)

Be at my house by 6:00 p.m.

b)

39°N, 83°W

c)

Belle Aire School has 575 students.

d)

Dairy Queen is near KFC.

40.

Used to measure distance on a map

a)
b)
c)
d)