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Map Skills Review
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Review these key concepts when you're preparing for your Map Skills test.
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1
When you explain where a place is by providing its geographic coordinates, you are providing...
Absolute Location
Relevant Location
Approximate Location
Relative Location
2
What imaginary line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres?
Equator
International Date Line
Tropic of Capricorn
Prime Meridian
3
Which type of line helps you determine how far N or S you've traveled from the Equator?
Great Circles
Latitude Lines
Longitude Lines
Meridians
4
When is it most helpful to remember the phrase, "Start with the FROM and go to the TO"?
When measuring distance
When finding absolute location
When interpreting symbols in a key
When determining direction
5
What type of lines help you determine how far E or W you've traveled from the Prime Meridian?
Latitude Lines
Longitude Lines
Parallels
Great Circles
6
What is the name of the imaginary line that divides Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
7
What do you call the directions which fall between the four cardinal directions?
Intermediate Directions
Dromedary Directions
Interrogative Directions
Mezzaluna Directions
8
What is the study of physical and living things on Earth and how they relate to one another?
Geography
Cartography
Etymology
Geology
9
What map feature illustrates how distance on the map corresponds to actual distance on Earth?
Title
Compass Rose
Scale Bar
Boundary Lines
10
What unit of measurement is used with absolute location?
Cubic Meters
Joules
Miles
Degrees
11
When you describe where a place is by telling what's around it, you are giving ...
Relative Location
Absolute Location
Degrees
Coordinates
12
Which type of map exists to show man-made boundaries? It often shows capitals and cities too.
Political Map
Geological Map
Special Purpose Map
Physical Map
13
What map features are most helpful when you're determining a map's purpose?
Key/Legend and Scale Bar
Title and Key/Legend
Title and Compass Rose
Compass Rose and Scale Bar
14
What geographic term means half of the earth?
Degree
Hemisphere
Meridian
Parallel
15
Which type of map exists to show land and water features. It uses color to show elevation.
Geological Map
Physical Map
Political Map
Special Purpose Map