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Map Skills and Continents
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1
What line divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemisphere?
Hemisphere
Prime Meridian
Equator
Country Line
2
Which point has the lowest elevation?
D
A
B
C
3
What is the approximate distance between point B and point C?
6 km
4 km
1 km
2 km
4
Which point has the highest elevation?
C
D
A
B
5
What line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Country
Hemisphere
Equator
6
Which direction is the river flowing?
SW to NW
NE to SW
7
What does a compass rose show?
title
distance
directions
key
8
Distance in degrees north or south of the equator:
Prime meridian
cartography
latitude
longitude
9
What is the title of this map?
Map of Virginia
Map of United States
Virginia
United States
10
Distance in degrees East or West of the Prime Meridian:
latitude
Prime meridian
longitude
cartography
11
What is the scale of this map?
west to east
1 mile = 1 inch
1 inch = 1 mile
north to south
12
What does a map legend show?
Places
People
Names
Symbols
13
The science of map making is known as ____________________.
latitude
longitude
cartography
Prime meridian
14
Which side of Lookout Mountain has the steepest slope?
South
North
West
East
15
Which type of map shows changes in elevation of Earth's surface?
geologic map
topographic map
resource map
political map
16
What is the latitude of the North Pole?
90 degrees north
0 degrees north
360 degrees north
180 degrees north
17
The difference in elevation between two side-by-side contour lines is called the ___________.
index contour
hachure
contour interval
depression contour
