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Map Skills Review
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Review of parts of a map and geography tools
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1
What type of map is shown?
Political
Physical
Resource
Climate
2
Which type of map shows the natural resources or industries of an area.
Climate Map
Road Map
Resource Map
Political Map
3
If # 1 is North, what is #6
SW
SE
NW
NE
4
If you were travelling from Egypt to Saudi Arabia what direction would you be travelling?
North
South
West
East
5
Which type of map shows the names and borders of countries, states, cities, etc.
Political Map
Climate Map
Resource Map
Physical Map
6
Which of the following is a strength (positive) of globes?
Easy to carry around
Can show lots of detail
Can see the entire world at one time
Accurate
7
If you were travelling from Madison to Green Bay what direction would you be going?
NW
SE
SW
NE
8
Images taken from satellites orbiting earth are called:
GIS (Geographic Information System)
Aerial Photography
Satellite Imagery
GPS (Global Positioning Sytem)
9
A flat, 2-D representation of earth
Map
GPS (Global Positioning Sytem)
Globe
GIS (Geographic Information System)
10
Which type of map shows the number of people in a given area
Population Map
Physical Map
Political Map
Historical Map
11
According to the map, what is directly north of the capital city?
A bridge
A lake
A railroad
A road
12
What are intermediate directions?
The diagram that shows the directions on a map
N, S, E, and W
N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, and NW
NW, SE, SW, and NE
13
What part of the map is the arrow pointing to?
Compass Rose
Title
Scale
Key/Legend
14
What part of the map is the arrow pointing to?
Compass Rose
Scale
Key/Legend
Title
15
Which type of map shows political boundaries or other information from the past.
Historical Map
Political Map
Physical Map
Climate Map
16
What type of map is this?
Climate
Physical
Political
Topographic
17
What part of the map is the arrow pointing tow?
Compass Rose
Key/Legend
Scale
Title
18
If you were to travel west from South America to Australia, what ocean would you cross?
Arctic
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
19
Which of the following is an intermediate direction:
South
East
Northwest
Northsouth
20
A computer-based program used to store, manage and analyze data.
Satellite Imagery
GPS (Global Positioning Sytem)
GIS (Geographic Information System)
Aerial Photography
21
On map #1, one inch equals how many miles?
20
160
1/16,000
250
22
Images taken from the sky - can be from drones, planes, kites, etc.
Aerial Photography
GPS (Global Positioning Sytem)
GIS (Geographic Information System)
Satellite Imagery
23
A map scale shows....
The date of the map.
Landforms and physical features.
The meaning of symbols.
The relationship between actual distance and distance shown.
24
Because earth is round and maps are flat, ALL maps are:
Distorted
More detailed
Accurate
Better
25
Which type of map shows the average rainfall, temperature, or other weather information about an area.
Historical Map
Physical Map
Climate Map
Political Map
26
What type of map is shown?
Physical
Resource
Political
Climate
27
What type of map is shown?
Resource
Physical
Climate
Political
28
Which of the following is NOT a map strength (positive)
Can show lots of detail
Many different types
Accurate
Easy to carry
29
What part of the map is the arrow pointing to?
Key/Legend
Scale
Compass Rose
Title
30
What type of map is this?
Population
Physical
Climate
Economic
31
Because the earth is round and maps are flat, ALL maps are:
paper
distorted
accurate
detailed
32
Which map is on a larger scale (showing more area)?
Map #1 (top)
Map #2 (bottom)
33
Which type of map shows natural features of earth such as land and water forms.
Political Map
Climate Map
Physical Map
Road Map
34
What type of map is shown?
Climate
Resource
Political
Physical
35
If you were to travel from North America to Africa, what ocean would you cross?
Pacific
Arctic
Indian
Atlantic
36
A 3-D spherical model of earth
GIS (Geographic Information System)
GPS (Global Positioning Sytem)
Map
Globe
37
Using the map key, identify the capital of Texas
Dallas
Austin
Houston
Waco
38
If #1 is north, what is #7
E
SW
W
NE
39
What are the cardinal directions?
N, S, E, and W
NW, SE, SW, and NE
N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, and NW
The diagram that shows the directions on a map
