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A #geography Quiz! to promote map skills learning based on 6th grade information.
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Which projection shows size and shape accurately, but distorts distances?
Homolosine
Cone
Mercator
Robinson
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Longitude lines...
run east & west; measure north & south
run north & south; measure north & south
run east & west; measure east & west
run north & south; measure east & west
3
Which kind of map uses contour lines to show the shape and elevation of an area?
Topographic
Cartogram
Road map
Flow-line map
4
A thematic map shows...
landforms and bodies of water, as well as elevation
boundaries that humans have made
population, environment or climate
symbols or patterns
5
Half of a globe is called a...
Hemidome
Hemisphere
sphere
Quadrisphere
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A qualitative map shows...
landforms and bodies of water, as well as elevation
population, environment or climate
boundaries that humans have made
symbols or patterns
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Which projecttion curves & is mostly accurate with a places' size?
Cone
Homolosine
Robinson
Mercator
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Which of the following is a correct example of a map title?
Africa & The Middle East
Political Map
Africa Political Map
Africa Map
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What is the main problem with map projections?
the size of places
the shape of places
the size & shape of places
the location of places
10
Which kind of map shows the movement of people, goods or ideas?
Topographic
Flow-line map
Cartogram
Road map
11
The purpose of the key or legend is...
to explain colors and symbols
to tell the location of the map
to explain directions
to help you find distances between places
12
Which kind of map shows roads, highways, as well as things like airports or parks?
Flow-line map
Road map
Cartogram
Topographic
13
With the scale of a map you can...
measure distances in inches
compare the map area to the actual area
tell what location the map is of
tell what type of map it is
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A map is a...
visual representation of part or all of the earth
representation of the whole earth
model of part of the earth
a piece of data about the earth
15
Latitude lines...
run north & south; measure north & south
run north & south; measure east & west
run east & west; measure east & west
run east & west; measure north & south
16
A physical map shows...
boundaries that humans have made
population, environment, or climate
symbols or patterns
landforms and bodies of water, as well as elevation
17
Which is the correct order of the directions on a compass?
E, S, W, N
W, S, N, E
N, E, W, S
S, W, E, N
18
Which kind of map uses a places' size and shape to communicate a piece of information?
Topographic
Flow-line map
Cartogram
Road map
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A political map shows...
boundaries that humans have made
population, environment, or climate
landforms and bodies of water, as well as elevation
symbols or patterns
20
Which projection is a rectangle & shows many places' sizes different than they actually are?
Cone
Homolosine
Robinson
Mercator
