Map Skills & Geography Test Review- MIS 6th

Question 1

Address of South Pole

Accepted Answer

90 degrees S

Question 2

Which landform is smallest?

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cape

Question 3

Protected place along a shore where ships anchor:

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harbor

Question 4

Unit of measure for lines of latitude and longitude:

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degree

Question 5

Address of Tropic of Capricorn:

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23 1/2 degrees S

Question 6

Lines of Latitude measure distance _____ & _____ of the equator

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north and south

Question 7

Lines of ______ run north and south, from pole to pole:

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Longitude

Question 8

Which land-form is largest?

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plateau

Question 9

Deep, narrow inlet of the sea between high cliffs:

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fjord

Question 10

Lines of Latitude are also called

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parallels

Question 11

This line marks where each new day begins:

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International Date Line

Question 12

Location expressed using another known place:

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Relative Location

Question 13

Person who makes maps is called a

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cartographer

Question 14

Body of land completely surrounded by water

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island

Question 15

Large body of land surrounded on 3 sides by water:

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peninsula

Question 16

Shallow body of water enclosed within an atoll

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lagoon

Question 17

The two continents not separated by water:

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Europe & Asia

Question 18

Body of fresh water completely surrounded by land

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lake

Question 19

address of the Tropic of Capricorn

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23 1/2 degrees S

Question 20

When writing coordinates, this always comes first:

Accepted Answer

latitude

Question 21

Which line of longitude runs through Greenwich, England?

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

Question 22

Lines of longitude are also called

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Meridians

Question 23

Name the Plateau Family, from largest to smallest

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Papa Plateau, Mama Mesa, Baby Butte

Question 24

Southernmost point on Earth:

Accepted Answer

South Pole

Question 25

North America is located in these 2 hemispheres:

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Northern & Western

Question 26

Group or chain of islands

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archipelago

Question 27

Highest degree for a line of longitude:

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180

Question 28

Line of longitude that divides the earth into eastern & western hemispheres:

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Prime Meridian

Question 29

Address of Equator

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0 degrees latitude

Question 30

Largest of the continents

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Asia

Question 31

True or False; correct if false: Map Key is a line that determines distance

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False: scale bar

Question 32

(60 N, 90 E) - Name the hemispheres:

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Northern, Eastern

Question 33

Name the pattern of intersecting parallel lines used to divide a map into squares

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grid

Question 34

half a sphere is a ____; all places on earth are located in at least 2 of these:

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hemisphere

Question 35

Place in a desert made fertile by a steady supply of water

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oasis

Question 36

this is the best representation of the earth and its features:

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globe

Question 37

Narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land

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isthmus

Question 38

The Oceans of the World, from largest to smallest:

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Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic

Question 39

Which line is not completely straight to avoid passing through some countries?

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International Date LIne

Question 40

NE, NW, SE, SW

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Intermediate Directions

Question 41

address of the Arctic circle

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66 1/2 degrees N

Question 42

Address of Prime Meridian

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0 degrees longitude

Question 43

address of the International Date Line

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180 degrees

Question 44

Line of latitude that divides the Earth into two equal hemispheres:

Accepted Answer

Equator

Map Skills & Geography Test Review- MIS 6th

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Map Skills & Geography Test Review- MIS 6th

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