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Map Skills Review
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A review of essential map items and skills
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The four cardinal directions are represented by...
Title
Scale
Key
Compass Rose
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A physical map primarily shows
Landforms
Population
Boundaries
Symbols and patterns
3
The four cardinal directions are...
Up, down, left, right
Over there, Over here, Over under, Over hand
North, South, East, West
4
Every map should have the following features...
Capitals, Cities, Rivers, Mountains, Oceans, and Plains
Continents, Countries, States
Color, labels, title, compass rose
Title, Scale, Legend, Symbols, Labels, Compass Rose
5
What is the imaginary line called that divides the globe into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
The Line of Demarcation
The Equator
The Prime Meridian
Parallels
6
What is the correct order when you look at a pair of coordinates?
Latitude, Longitude
Longitude, Latitude
North, South
East, West
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What is another name for 0° latitude?
The Equator
The Hottest Place on Earth
The International Date Line
The Prime Meridian
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Which hemispheres do we live in?
Northern and Eastern
Northern and Western
Southern and Eastern
Southern and Western
9
A political map primarily shows
Landforms
Symbols
Boundaries
Population
10
Longitude lines measure...
Distance north and south of the Tropic of Cancer
Distance east and west from the South Pole
Distance east and west of the Prime Meridian
Distance north and south of the equator
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What is the purpose of the map scale?
To tell you how much the map weighs
To figure out the distance between two locations on a map
To tell you what the symbols mean on a map
To tell you which way is North
12
Latitude lines are also known as...
Meridians
Prime Meridian
Equator
Parallels
13
Which of the following is a correct example of a map title?
China Physical Map
China
Political Map
China Map
14
Longitude lines are also known as...
Equator
Parallels
Prime Meridian
Meridians
15
Imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern & southern hemispheres...
Prime Meridian
South Pole
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
16
Latitude lines measure...
Distance north and south of the equator
Distance north and south of the Tropic of Cancer
Distance east and west of the Prime Meridian
Distance east and west of the South Pole
17
Lines of latitude and longitude are measured in...
Centimeters
Pounds
Inches
Degrees
18
Where should you look in an atlas to find a location?
The index
The Glosary
Stare at the map
The Table of Contents
19
A map scale shows...
Meaning of symbols on a map
The relationship between actual distance & distance on a map
Landforms
The four cardinal directions
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The purpose of a key is...
to help you find distances between places
to tell you the location of the map
to explain colors and symbols
to explain directions
