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A line that separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Longitude Line
Meridian
Middle Line
Equator
2
The equator lies at 0 degrees longitude
True
False
3
What appears in a map legend?
continents and countries
the date the map was printed
equator and a globe
symbols and explanations
4
These are our oceans: Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Southern, and the ____________ Ocean.
Antarctic
Arctic
African
Australian
5
What kind of map tells about continents and oceans?
city or town map
weather map
population map
world map
6
What is the major line of Longitude?
Equator
Prime Meridian
7
The Prime Meidian divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres and is located at
15 latitude
20 degrees longitude
Zero degrees longitude
Zero degrees latitude
8
In which two hemispheres do you live?
Northern and Eastern
Southern and Western
Southern and Eastern
Northern and Western
9
A _____________________is a 3 dimensional map of the earth.
legend
Prime Meridian
Hemisphere
Globe
10
How many hemispheres are there?
69
3
4
1
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How many oceans are there?
5
6
3
4
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What is the name of the lines on the map that run from north to south?
Equator
Latitude
Longitude
Degrees
13
Lines of longitude run...
north to south
east to west
14
Horizontal lines on the map, going from east to west, are called ______________ lines.
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
Latitude
15
How are a globe and map different?
A globe has a compass rose, a map does not
A globe shows places on Earth, a map does not
A globe shows oceans, a map does not
A globe is a 3D sphere, a map is flat
16
An imaginary line of longitude that divides earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
Global Grid
Coordinates
Equator
17
The lines on a globe are latitude and longitude lines.
False
True
18
Latitude and Longitude are used for...
mapmaking
navigation
all of the above
finding places
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A _________ is a symbol that shows us directions on a map.
compass rose
globe
map
ocean
20
Latitude lines are
measured between 0º and 180º
going west to east
equally long
going north to south
21
A map's legend shows the
meaning of symbols used on a map
location of the sun at different times
length of the equator
map's time zones
22
Latitude runs North and South on Earth. Longitude runs East and West on Earth.
False
True
23
Lines of latitude run...
north to south
east to west
24
A compass rose is placed on a map in order to show:
elevation
climate
directions
scale
25
This is used to find directions on a map.
compass rose
scale
key
title
26
What is the major line of latitude?
The Equator
The Prime Meridian
27
The tips of the earth's axis are called_________________________.
meridians
continents
poles
hemispheres
28
Vertical lines on the map, going north to south, are called ________________ lines.
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
Latitude
29
The five oceans are the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and __ Oceans.
Southern
Gulf of Mexico
World
Northern
30
What does a compass rose show on a map?
State Capitals
North, South, East and West
Hospitals
The nearest McDonald's
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A map legend is
something that shows direction. North, South, East, West.
something that explains a map.
a flat picture that shows different parts of something.
a round map of earth.
32
This line lies between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres
equator
prime meridian
33
How many continents are there?
3
7
5
99
34
This helps you measure distances on a map.
title
map key
scale
compass rose
35
Which of these are
not
one of the 5 oceans?
Pacific
Caribbean
Atlantic
Indian
36
The capital of a state on a map is marked with a ___________________.
triangle
square
star
rhombus
37
The _____ is used to compare real size to map size.
scale
legend
compass rose
inset map
