Map Skills Review

A map maker is called a...

This is an example of a(n):

Latitude is measured in:

This is the main line of longitude at 0• longitude

A direction finder on a map that shows the cardinal directions is called a...

True or False: The Prime Meridian divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Lines that run east-west and measure north and south are lines of...

This is used to tell the actual distance between places on earth and distances on the map 

True or False: The equator divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

This is the main line of latitude at 0˚ latitude

One of Earth's 7 bodies of land is called a(n):

True or False: A political map uses a variety of colors to show the boundaries of places

A direction halfway between two cardinal directions is called an:

This is the measure of the height of land above or below sea level

A tool on a map that tells what the symbols on a map stand for is a...

True or False: A physical map shows landforms

North, south, east, and west are...

True or false?: Longitude is measured in degrees east and west.

True or False: The earth has 5 continents

An inset map found on a larger map is called a:

Lines that run north-south and measure east and west are lines of...

One-half of a sphere or globe is called a(n):

This is the most northern point on the earth

These are used to stand for something on a map

True or False: Climate maps show natural resources