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Yr 7 Map Skills mid-term quiz!
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1
What is a cartographer?
someone who drives go carts
someone who studies carts
someone who travels the earth
someone who makes maps
2
Lines of latitude run __________ and _____________
north and south
back and forth
east and west
all over
3
What continent is the United States located on?
Africa
Europe
North America
South America
4
____________________ are used on maps to show what the pictures on maps represent
Keys
lines
dots
boxes
5
Which of the following is
not
a continent:
The Arctic
Antarctica
6
If a lake is 5cm long on a map and the scale says 1:25,000, how long is the lake in real life?
12.5m
12.5km
1.25km
125m
7
Northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest are examples of_______________
intermediate directions
map scales
compass directions
latitude
8
Lines of latitude measure ___________________
Distance North and South of the equator
Timezones
Counties
Distance East and West of the equator
9
What is the equator?
an imaginary line that divides the earth
a river that flows across the earth
a line of longitude
10
All of the following are oceans of the world
EXCEPT:
Atlantic
Indian
Pacific
Mediteranean
11
The compass point between North and Northeast is called...
map scales
East, North, North (ENN)
Northeast, North (NEN)
North, Northeast (NNE)
12
The compass point between Southeast and South is called...
Southeast, South (SES)
map scales
South, Southeast (SSE)
East, South, South (ESS)
13
A map________________ is the same as a map key
legend
scale
symbol
direction
14
What are lines of latitude and longitude used for?
To show roads on the earth
To show time change
To find positive attitudes on the earth
To find locations on the earth
15
If the scale is 1:10000, what is 1cm on the map, in real life?
1m
1km
10m
100m
16
What is this symbol called?
The north star
direction teller
compass rose
cardinal
17
How many continents are there on the earth?
1,0000,0000,0000
1
7
237
18
What is a map scale used for?
To weigh maps
To show symbols for places on a map
To show distances between places on a map
To show elevation on a map
19
North, South, East and West are called the 4 ____________ directions
advanced
compass
intermediate
cardinal
20
If the scale is 1:25000, what is 1cm on the map, in real life?
2.5km
2500m
0.25km
250m
21
If the scale is 1:1000, what is 1cm on the map, in real life?
100cm
1m
10m
1km
22
What is a globe?
A spherical representation of the earth
A cube that represents the earth
A flat representation of the earth
A cylinder that represents the earth
23
What are these lines called?
equators
lines of lattitude
northern lines
lines of longitude
24
Given that Earth is divided by the equator and prime meridian, how many hemispheres are there?
657
4
2
1
25
Lines of longitude run __________ and _____________
east and west
north and south
back and forth
all over
