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Vocabulary for Map Skills in Social Studies
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1
How many continents are there?
six
four
seven
eight
2
What is the name of the Earth's latitude with the largest circumference?
equator
legend
scale
Prime Meridian
3
What is the name of the Earth's latitude that lies at 23 degrees north?
Equator
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
4
What kind of map uses contour lines to show elevation change?
Physical
Political
Resource
Topographic
5
What type of map shows landforms and elevations?
Geopolitical map
Climate map
Physical map
Population map?
6
Which of the following is NOT a state?
Alabama
Europe
South Carolina
New Mexico
7
What is the name of the imaginary vertical lines that circle the world?
latitude
legends
dateline
longitude
8
The earth is divided into ______ hemispheres.
three
two
five
four
9
Which country is NOT found in South America
Chile
Argentina
Canada
Bolivia
10
What is another name for 0 degrees longitude?
equator
legend
Prime Meridian
scale
11
What feature on map show you the Cardinal directions?
compass rose
legend
equator
scale
12
What shows the relationship of real distance and distance on a map?
Legend
Compass rose
Scale
Meridian
13
What continent is Texas located on?
North America
Europe
Australia
South America
14
A picture of a place usually drawn to scale on a flat surface is called a:
poster
map
picture
globe
15
What do you call a small picture on a map that represents something?
compass rose
symbol
scale
legend
16
What is the name of the Earth's latitude that lies at 23 degrees south?
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
17
What is found at 90 degrees north?
The South Pole
The North Pole
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
18
What type of map shows national and state boundaries?
Population map
Political map
Physical map
Climate map
19
What hemisphere is the United States of America located in?
Western hemisphere
Southern hemisphere
Middle hemisphere
Eastern hemisphere
20
What feature tells you what the symbols on a map represent?
equator
legend
compass rose
scale
21
What is the name of the imaginary horizontal lines that circle the world?
longitude
dateline
meridians
latitude
22
A _______ is a spherical true-to-scale map of the earth.
globe
map
poster
picture
23
What is a person who makes maps called?
Geographer
Explorer
Cartographer
Archeologist
