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Soc. St. Map Skills Test Practice
Soc. St. Map Skills Test Practice
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geography and map reading skills
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Lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole are...
lines of latitude
lines of longitude
meridians
parallels
2
Lines of longitude run...
North to south
East to west
Northeast to Southwest
3
What indicates the cardinal directions of north, south, east or west on a map?
Compass Tulip
Weather Vane
Compass Rose
4
Using radio signals to find exact location...
lines of longitude
Global Positioning System
GPS
lines of latitude
5
The study of earth and it's people...
history
photography
geography
telepathy
6
Based on the area of the place listed below, which region has the largest population?
Europe
Asia
Oceania
North America
7
Which is NOT one of the 5 themes of geography?
Regions
Address
Place
Movement
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What describes where a geographic feature is located by naming features around it?
Approximate location
Relative location
Absolute location
GPS
9
The imaginary line that circles the middle of the earth from east to west is the...
Santa's route for present delivery
Prime Meridian
Migratory line
Equator
10
Lines that run east to west around the globe are...
lines of longitude
parallels
lines of latitude
meridians
11
When locating an absolute location using latitude and longitude, which comes first?
North or South
East or West
12
Decade =
100 years
1,000 years
10 years
1,000,000 years
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Where is the North Pole located?
90 degrees South longitude
0 degrees latitude
0 degrees longitude
90 degrees North longitude
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What kind of map shows the boundaries of a continent or country?
Political Map
Physical Map
Boundary Map
Outline Map
15
North America is home to 5% and Europe is home to 10.7% of the world's population. Total≈?
11%
50%
16%
15%
16
What is the kind of map that shows land formations?
Physical Map
Political Map
Vegetation Map
Historical Map
17
A century =
10 decades
100 years
1,000,000 years
102 years
18
What phrase below describes what a geographer might do?
decide how the land and resources might be used
build dams and reservoirs in Africa
study the economy of of other countries
interview candidates for the governor's race
19
What is the location of the equator?
0 degrees latitude
0 degrees longitude
90 degrees N
30 degrees S
20
The exact spot on Earth where a geographic feature is found...
geographic location
GPS
absolute location
relative location
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Which one is NOT one of the 5 themes of geography?
Human Environment Interaction
Religion
Location
Place
