What are coordinates?

The latitude and longitude address of a place on Earth

Lines that run parallel to the Equator

The starting point for measuring lines of latitude

Lines that run from the North to the South Poles

What is the International Date Line

A line of longitude at 180 degrees

What does a Map Index show?

All of the places listed on a map.

Relative Location refers to what?

Where a place is located in relation to another place

What is the Prime Meridian?

The starting point for measuring lines of longitude

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Map Skills Quiz for 7th Grade Social Studies

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1
What are coordinates?
The list of all places on a map
It is where a place is located in relation to another place
The network of horizontal and vertical lines on a map
The latitude and longitude address of a place on Earth
2
True or False A Grid is a network of lines that provide coordinates to locate points on a map
False
True
3
What is a cartographer?
Someone who makes maps
Someone who designs shopping carts.
The part of a map that shows what the map symbols mean.
It is another name for the Prime Meridian
4
True or False: A Legend is a list of all the places on a map
False
True
5
Absolute Location is the exact position of a place on the Earth's surface.
True
False
6
Latitude lines are
Lines that run parallel to the Equator
Lines that run from the North to the South Poles
7
What is the Equator?
The imaginary line of longitude at 180 degrees
The starting point for measuring lines of latitude
The starting point for measuring lines of longitude
8
A compass rose show both the cardinal and intermediate directions on a map
True
False
9
True or False: The Northern Hemisphere is the area of land and water found north of the Equator
True
False
10
Longitude lines are
Lines that run from the North to the South Poles
Lines that run parallel to the Equator
11
What is the International Date Line
A line of longitude at 180 degrees
A line of latitude at 0 degrees
A line of latitude at 90 degrees north or south
A line of longitude at 0 degrees
12
What does a Map Index show?
The different symbols on a map and what they mean
All of the places listed on a map.
The latitude and longitude of locations on a map
The absolute locations of places on a map
13
True or False: The Eastern Hemisphere is the area of land found west of the Prime Meridian
False
True
14
Relative Location refers to what?
The tool that shows cardinal and intermediate directions
All of the land South of the Equator
Where a place is located in relation to another place
Where your relatives live
15
What is the Prime Meridian?
The starting point for measuring lines of longitude
The list of symbols and their meanings
The leader of the Autobots
The imaginary line that runs 0 degrees latitude

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