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Map skills and Geography
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This stands for something else (usually found in the key)
land form
title
border
symbol
2
Directions that fall in between the main directions on the compass rose (NW, NE, SW, and SE)
Intercardinal Directions
Direction Arrows
Cardinal Directions
Meridians
3
The absolute zero of latitude is _____________.
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Central Time Zone
Equator
4
This shows direction on a map.
Compass Rose
Equator
Scale
Directionator
5
On the map, the number 6 is the continent of
South America
Asia
North America
Africa
6
On the Map, the number 4 is the continent of
North America
Europe
Australia
Antarctica
7
How many continents are there?
7
10
100
5
8
Half of the earth is called a
Hemisphere
Cone
Sphere
Cylinder
9
What is the the imaginary line that splits the earth into northern and southern hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Touch Line
Equator
End Line
10
What are the coordinates for the point on the map?
30° N, 100° W
35° S, 90° W
40° N, 110° W
45° N, 115° W
11
True or False? The absolute zero of longitude is the Prime Meridian.
False
True
12
On the map, the number 12 is the
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
13
The main directions on a compass rose (North, South, East, and West) are called...
Cardinal Directions
Meridians
First Directions
Intermediate Directions
14
On the map, the number 11 is the
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
15
On the map, number 10 is the
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
16
On the map, the number 8 is
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
17
On the map, the number 3 is the continent of
Asia
North America
Africa
South America
18
On the map, the number 2 is the continent of
Asia
Antarctica
Africa
North America
19
On the map, the number 5 is the continent of
South America
Africa
Europe
North America
20
Lines of Longitude are measured in east and west.
False
True
21
How many oceans are there?
7
11
20
5
22
Which hemisphere is Asia located in?
Eastern
Western
Southern
23
This shows the he relationship between distance on the map and distance on the ground.
Map Key
Map Scale
Map Distance
Map Bar
24
What is the imaginary line that splits the earth into western and eastern hemispheres?
End line
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
Prime Meridian
25
Lines of Latitude run east and west.
False
True
26
On the map, the number 9 is
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
27
A box that shows what each symbol means on a map.
symbol
land form
key
title
28
Which continent in located in the Northern Hemisphere?
Antarctica
Australia
North America
South Pole
29
On the map, number 1 is the continent of
Antarctica
Australia
Asia
Africa
30
On the map, the number 7 is the continent of
Asia
South America
Africa
Europe
