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Review of basic map skills and elements.
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1
What continent is this?
South America
Africa
North America
Antarctica
2
How many hemispheres can the earth be divided into?
2
4
3
1
3
The most important latitude line is called the _________?
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
4
What ocean lies north of Asia and North America?
Indian
Atlantic
Arctic
Pacific
5
What ocean is this?
Southern
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
6
What Continent is this?
United States
Canada
North America
South America
7
What continent is this?
Africa
Europe
Antarctica
Asia
8
What continent is this?
South America
Europe
Asia
North America
9
What ocean lies between North America and Europe?
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Southern
10
How many continents are on Earth?
1
5
7
2
11
In what direction does the sun set?
south
west
north
east
12
What continent is this?
Europe
Africa
Asia
North America
13
How many Cardinal Directions are there?
1
4
3
2
14
What map element show you direction on a map?
legend
map scale
latitude/longitude
compass rose
15
What is the map element that tells you the subject of the map?
Key
Legend
Scale
Title
16
What map element explains what the symbols are on a map?
title
key/legend
compass
scale
17
What continent is this?
Australia
New Zealand
Europe
Antarctica
18
What is the most important line of longitude?
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
19
What is a latitude line
An imaginary line on a map that runs north to south
The Prime Meridian
The equator
An imaginary line on a map that runs east to west
20
What continent is this?
Australia
Antarctica
North America
Afirca
21
What ocean is this?
Arctic
Indian
Pacific
Atlantic
22
What ocean lies between North America and Asia?
Pacific
Southern
Indian
Atlantic
23
What is Geography?
The study of ancient history
The study of written language
The study of rocks
The study of the earth and everything on it
24
How do you determine distance between objects on a map?
Compass Rose
Key
Scale
Legend
25
In what directions does the sun rise?
north
west
east
south
26
How can you find an absolute location on a map?
Compass
Relative Location
Scale
Latitude/Longitude
27
How many oceans are in the world
1
7
3
5
28
Two other lines of latitude are _______
33 degrees East, and 25 degrees East
Prime Meridian, International Date Line
Equator and Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
29
What is a longitude line?
An imaginary line that runs north to south
Tropic of Capricorn
An imaginary line that runs east to west
Tropic of Cancer
30
What map component helps you to tell distance between two places?
Legend
Compass
Distortion
Scale
