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Map Types Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
2.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.

What is this a picture of?

a)

scale

b)

compass rose

c)

key/legend

4.

The following information is often found on a map in what area?

a)

scale

b)

key or legend

c)

compass rose

d)

cardinal directions

5.

What types of lines are represented here?

a)

latitude lines

b)

longitude lines

6.

What are the vertical lines on this map called?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Fortitude

d)

Altitude

7.
A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.
a)
Symbol
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map Scale
d)
Merdian
8.
Relative location is...
a)
how to get to a place
b)
finding the location of a place by describing its location from another place
c)
not a real thing
d)
exactly where something is located
9.
The statement:  "The Eiffel Tower is located at 48.8584° N, 2.2945° E," is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
10.
Relative location is:
a)
Latitude and Longitude
b)
Given by GPS
c)
a general location, not specific
d)
a specific place:
11.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
12.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
13.

Imaginary lines that measure distance NORTH and SOUTH of the equator

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

14.

Imaginary lines that measure distance EAST and WEST of the Prime Meridian

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

15.

0 degrees Latitude

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

16.

0 degrees Longitude

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

17.

"Florida is south of Georgia" is an example of

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

18.

The precise point where a place is located on Earth

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Place

c)

Relative Location

d)

Region

19.

Dividing the earth in half gives you a ________________

a)

Fraction

b)

Halvsies

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Stratosphere

20.

Where is the Tropic of Capricorn located?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

21.

Which of the following is the absolute location of the Florida Everglades?

a)

40° N, 100° W40\degree\ N,\ 100\degree\ W

b)

26° N, 81° W26\degree\ N,\ 81\degree\ W

c)

36° N, 92° W36\degree\ N,\ 92\degree\ W

d)

45° N, 120° W45\degree\ N,\ 120\degree\ W

22.

Indicates NORTHERN border of the tropical zone

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Equator