Map Skills Quiz Flashcards

1

Hemispheres are....

locations on a map
latitude
Each half of the earth
GIS

2

What is the capital of Louisiana?

Baton Rouge
Monroe
Lafayette
Lake Charles

3

This is the line of latitude at 0 degrees

Prime Meridian
hemisphere
Longitude
Equator

4

Map scales are used for what?

to measure the distance between two places
the measure the weight of a globe
to show you what the map means
the measure the weight of the map

5

What does a map key or legend do?

show the direction on map
is the title of a map
helps us make sense of map
tells us distance on a map

6

What is a cartographer?

a person who takes pictures
a line of latitude
a person makes maps
a picture of a map

7

What is the purpose of a map?

Show Boundaries
all of the above
Show Geography of certain places
Show where things are located

8

Lines on a map that run from East to West, but measure north and south

longitude
latitude
Prime Meridian
coordinates

9

Which direction would you travel to get from Lake Charles to the Gulf of Mexico?

South
East
West
North

10

Which uses satellites in space to capture images of earth's surface from space?

aerial photos
GIS
globe
Satellite Imaging

11

any set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, surface, or in space

location
map legend
coordinates
Map scales

12

The line of Longitude that is at 0 degrees

Hemisphere
coordinates
Equator
Prime Meridian

13

Lines that run north to south, but measure east to west

Longitude
Map
Prime Meridian
Latitude

14

Which direction would you travel to get from Shreveport to Monroe?

South
West
North
East

15

Define Absolute Location

lines that run west-east
the exact location of something using latitude and longitude
lines of latitude
a person who uses different tools to create a map

Map Skills Quiz

Questions 15

Map Skills Quiz

Questions 15