Map Skills Review

When contour lines are close together on a contour/topographic map, the land is...

True or False: Climate maps show natural resources

Lines that run north-south and measure east and west are lines of...

Lines that run east-west and measure north and south are lines of...

A line that connects points of equal elevation is a...

A tool on a map that tells what the symbols on a map stand for is a...

True or False: A political map uses a variety of colors to show the boundaries of places

True or False: Contour lines connect points of equal elevation

This is the most northern point on the earth

This is used to tell the actual distance between places on earth and distances on the map 

A direction finder on a map that shows the cardinal directions is called a...

These are used to stand for something on a map

This is the main line of longitude at 0• longitude

North, south, east, and west are...

This is the most southern point on the earth

True or False: The Prime Meridian divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

This is the measure of the height of land above or below sea level

True or False: The earth has 5 continents

A map maker is called a...

When contour lines are spread apart on a topographic map, the land is...

True or False: The equator divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

This is the main line of latitude at 0˚ latitude

True or False: A physical map shows landforms