Map Skills Review

Question 1

Which of the following is an intermediate direction?

Accepted Answer

northeast

Question 2

Which line is at 0 degrees longitude?

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

Question 3

When finding a global address, which line to you name first?

Accepted Answer

latitude

Question 4

Which line divides the world into eastern and western hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

Question 5

Lines that run north to south on a map are called __________________?

Accepted Answer

longitude lines

Question 6

Which part of a map explains what the symbols mean?

Accepted Answer

legend

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the world's oceans?

Accepted Answer

Northern Ocean

Question 8

Which of the following are two types of maps?

Accepted Answer

physical and political

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a way that maps and globes are alike?

Accepted Answer

They both show the model of the world.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a continent?

Accepted Answer

Arctica

Question 11

What shows the distance on the earth shown by the measurement on a map?

Accepted Answer

map scale

Question 12

What is the purpose of longitude and latitude lines on a map?

Accepted Answer

To help find a specific place in the world.

Question 13

Which line is at 0 degrees latitude?

Accepted Answer

equator

Question 14

Which of the following lines run east to west on a map?

Accepted Answer

latitude lines

Question 15

Which line divides the world into northern and southern hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

equator

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